Srhoj, Stjepan; Zupic, Ivan and Jaklic, Marko. 2019. Stylised facts about Slovenian high-growth firms. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 31(1), pp. 1851-1879. ISSN 1331-677X [Article]

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Abstract or Description

The paper analyses high-growth firms in Slovenia over two three-year periods: 2007-2010 and 2011-2014. The analysis has been carried out for four stylised facts on high-growth firms established in the literature: (1) growth-rate distributions are heavy-tailed; (2) different growth indicators select different high-growth firms; (3) a small share of high-growth firms generates a large share of jobs; and (4) high-growth firms are not more common in high-tech industries. The results find the growth-rate distributions to be heavy-tailed, but also somewhat asymmetric and thicker than the Laplace tails. The paper shows that different indicators indeed select different high-growth firms, which is especially evident when comparing employment- and revenue-based selected firms. Furthermore, Slovenia has a smaller share of high-growth firms compared to more developed countries like the United Kingdom and Sweden; however, this smaller share of firms does contribute to a large share of jobs created, but the effect is not as large as in more developed countries. The analysis also confirms the significant effect of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises on overall job creation. Finally, only a small portion of high-growth firms can be found in high-tech sectors in Slovenia.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2018.1516153
Additional Information:	JEL Classification: O40, L25, L26
Keywords:	high-growth firms, firm growth, job creation, stylised facts
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Institute of Management Studies
Dates:	Date Event 21 August 2018 Accepted 13 February 2019 Published Online
Item ID:	26858
Date Deposited:	10 Sep 2019 08:50
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2019 11:59
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/26858

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