The science of science (SOS) is a rapidly developing field which aims to understand,
quantify and predict scientific research and the resulting outcomes. The problem is …

A power law (PL) is the form taken by a large number of surprising empirical regularities in
economics and finance. This review surveys well-documented empirical PLs regarding …

Many of the insights of economics seem to be qualitative, with many fewer reliable
quantitative laws. However a series of power laws in economics do count as true and …

High-growth firms (HGFs) have attracted considerable attention recently, as academics and
policymakers have increasingly recognized the highly skewed nature of many metrics of firm …

Creating, adapting to, and exploiting change is inherently entrepreneurial. To survive and
prosper under conditions of change, firms must develop the “dynamic capabilities” to create …

This book concerns the use of concepts from statistical physics in the description of financial
systems. The authors illustrate the scaling concepts used in probability theory, critical …

This paper proposes that idiosyncratic firm‐level shocks can explain an important part of
aggregate movements and provide a microfoundation for aggregate shocks. Existing …

This article argues that the agent‐based computational model permits a distinctive approach
to social science for which the term “generative” is suitable. In defending this terminology …

Analyses of firm sizes have historically used data that included limited samples of small
firms, data typically described by lognormal distributions. Using data on the entire population …

Research into firm growth has been accumulating at a terrific pace, and Alex Coad s survey
of this multifaceted field provides a detailed, comprehensive overview of the latest …