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El No Cumplimiento De La Ley De Gibrat En Economías En Desarrollo: El Caso De Ecuador En El Período 2000-2013

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  • Luis Enrique SIMBAÑA-TAIPE,
  • Maria Jesus RODRIGUEZ-GULIAS
  • David RODEIRO-PAZOS

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Ecuador ha sido uno de los países Latinoamericanos que ha experimentado cambios significativos en el campo social y económico en las últimas décadas, convirtiéndose en una de las economías más importantes de la región. Por ello, resulta relevante conocer las relaciones existentes entre el tamaño y la tasa de crecimiento de las empresas de este país. Este trabajo realiza esto al contrastar la ley de Gibrat con una muestra de 25.179 empresas de todos los sectores económicos por el periodo 2000-2013. Aplicamos el método generalizado de los momentos en dos modelos de crecimiento y se utiliza como medida de crecimiento a las ventas y el empleo. Los hallazgos obtenidos indican que las tasas de crecimiento de las empresas grandes son menores a las de las pequeñas. Además, la edad tiene una relación no lineal, mientras que en sus primeros años de vida la relación es negativa a determinada edad cambia a positiva. Esta investigación aporta evidencias para la orientación de la política pública en países que se encuentran en desarrollo. Ecuador has been one of the Latin American countries which experienced significant changes in the social and economic field in recent decades, becoming one of the most important economies in the region. Therefore, it is relevant to know the existing relationships between the size and growth of companies in this country. This study accomplishes this by contrasting Gibrat's law in a sample of 25,179 companies from all economic sectors for the period 2000-2013. We apply the generalized method of moments in two growth models and it is used as a measure of growth both sales and employment. Findings show that the growth rates of large companies are lower than those of small companies. In addition, age has a non-linear relationship, while in the first years of life the relationship is negative at a certain age changes to positive. This research provides evidence for the orientation of public policies in countries that are developing.

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  • Luis Enrique SIMBAÑA-TAIPE, & Maria Jesus RODRIGUEZ-GULIAS & David RODEIRO-PAZOS, 2018. "El No Cumplimiento De La Ley De Gibrat En Economías En Desarrollo: El Caso De Ecuador En El Período 2000-2013," Revista Galega de Economía, University of Santiago de Compostela. Faculty of Economics and Business., vol. 27(2), pages 85-98.
    • Handle: RePEc:sdo:regaec:v:27:y:2018:i:2_7
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