Firm Size Distribution in Small Samples

Article Abstract:

The authors investigate a proposed theoretical lower bound to company size inequality when a given market is composed of several independent submarkets. This is tested in small samples, using Italy's automotive insurance industry as an example; a positive relationship between company size inequality and number of submarkets is found.

Marketing procedures, Research Findings, Fire, marine, and casualty insurance, Economic aspects, Markets (Economics), Marketing research, Property and casualty insurance industry, Corporate size, Market research

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Explaining ethnic unemployment and activity rates: evidence from the QLFS in the 1990s and 2000s

Article Abstract:

Data from the United Kingdom Quarterly Labour Force Survey are used to explore economic activity and shifts in ethnic unemployment. While employment has improved for ethnic minorities, the findings explain only half the difference between ethnic and white unemployment, suggesting that a discriminatory element continues to exist.

United Kingdom, Labor force information, Unemployment, Demographic aspects, Employment, Minorities, Labor supply, Labor force, Employment discrimination, Labour force, Civil rights

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Does Attending a Catholic School Make a Difference? Evidence From Italy

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Research indicates that attending a Catholic high school improves a student's likelihood to enroll at a university, but has no relationship to dropout rates.

Influence, College dropouts, College attendance, College enrollment, Catholic schools

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