p.s.-I seem to recall that economists at the Center for Economic Studies
(e.g., Sang Nyguen) at the U.S. Census Bureau, and others who have
analyzed plant-level Census data, have developed more precise measures,
even though these tend to be for specific industries. I would check out
the Center for Economic Studies web site.
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For just in case you missed this on your side of the Atlantic, there is
a voluminous study of EU MESs available (although by now a bit outdated,
perhaps):
Pratten, C. (1988), A Survey of the Economies of Scale, in: EC,
Commission of the European Communities, Research on the Cost of
Non-Europe, vol. 2, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the
EC, vol. 2, ch. 2
Hans
Hans Schenk D.Etat (Econ) MBA | Professor of Economics | Dept. of
Economics (USE) | Utrecht University | Mail and office: 12 Janskerkhof,
3512 BL Utrecht, The Netherlands | Secretary: Monica Donders +31 30 253
9800 | GSM +31 651 80 90 94 |
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I would expect there to be a strong relationship with the minimum
efficient scale (or returns to scale) of the industries. And on that
note, if you find any research documenting the relative minimum
efficient scale of different industries, please let me know as that
would be very useful to have!
-Melissa
Melissa A. Schilling
Department of Management and Organizations
New York University
New York, NY 10012
212-998-0249
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Subject: Fortune 500 firms as sample
Is anyone aware of research that suggests firms in certain industries
are
more or less likely to be included in the Fortune 500? I am interested
in
research that considers the primary/dominant industry of these firms
(given
that nearly all are diversified) or all industries in which these firms
compete. Thanks in advance.
Corey Phelps, PhD
Asst. Professor, Management & Organization
Neal & Jan Dempsey Faculty Fellow
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-6579
www.coreyphelps.com