Publication:
Establishment Size Distribution in the European Union

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorTamkoç, M. Nazim
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T21:42:30Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T21:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-27
dc.description.abstractThis Brief studies the establishment size distribution in the European Union countries. A well-established literature has established that an abundance of small establishments among lower-income countries is evidence of the misallocation of inputs. To investigate this phenomenon, this Brief analyzes both the mean size (in terms of employment) and the employment share of the top 10 percent of establishments within an economy, across European Union countries and regions at the NUTS1 and NUT2 levels. Results show that higher-income countries have larger establishments on average and a higher concentration of employment in the top 10 percent of establishments than lower-income countries. These findings hold when looking at both the NUTS1 and NUTS2 regional levels. Moreover, establishment size increases with the age of the establishment and the level of foreign ownership and exports. Finally, a comparison of overall establishment size distribution reveals that lower-income countries have a higher prevalence of smaller establishments and fewer larger establishments than higher-income countries, which confirms the predictions of the misallocation literature.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099529402142527911
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42876
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42876
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnterprise Note; No. 44
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectDECENT WORK
dc.subjectMISALLOCATION OF INPUTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND EXPORT
dc.titleEstablishment Size Distribution in the European Unionen
dc.typeBrief
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2025-02-27
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:54:07.666033Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-02-17T08:10:59Zen
okr.doctypeBrief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099529402142527911
okr.guid099529402142527911
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-2fb79048-6728-46b6-a2f6-5d782ee48796
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34456167
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34456167
okr.identifier.report197383
okr.import.id6722
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099529402142527911/pdf/IDU-2fb79048-6728-46b6-a2f6-5d782ee48796.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalEurope
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.unitDECEA - Enterprise Analysis-WB
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
IDU-2fb79048-6728-46b6-a2f6-5d782ee48796.pdf
Size:
2.33 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
IDU-2fb79048-6728-46b6-a2f6-5d782ee48796.txt
Size:
52.85 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes