Mixtures of log-normal distributions in the mid-scale range of firm-size variables
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Log-normal; Mixtures; Firm-size distribution;All these keywords.
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- C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
- D39 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Other
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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