Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry

In this paper we investigate firm level activity in Croatian tourism industry. Our analysis is based on the sample of more than 10,000 firms obtained from Bureau van Dijk database for the period 2006-2015. Theoretical basis of our paper is the Gibrat’s law, which states that firm size and growth...

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Main Authors: Alen Host, Vinko Zaninović, Petra Adelajda Mirković
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Language:deu
Published: Faculty of Economics University of Rijeka 2018-06-01
Series:Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu
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Online Access:https://www.efri.uniri.hr/upload/Zbornik_1_2018_2verzija/11-Host-Zaninovic-Mirkovic-2018-1.pdf
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description In this paper we investigate firm level activity in Croatian tourism industry. Our analysis is based on the sample of more than 10,000 firms obtained from Bureau van Dijk database for the period 2006-2015. Theoretical basis of our paper is the Gibrat’s law, which states that firm size and growth rate are independent of each other. Within tourism industry, we differentiate between supporting divisions and the main industry division (accommodation industry), and test the Law on firms in supporting divisions using modified hybrid estimator. In that way, we add to the existing field of knowledge in two ways: through analysis and quantification of intra-industry links within the Law’s framework and by employing hybrid estimator originally developed by Mundlak, which is a novelty in this field of research. Although, our findings do not confirm the Law, we are able to discern supporting tourism industry divisions whose growth is highly determined by the growth of accommodation industry.
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spelling doaj.art-8d78ee097fcf4ab6bc1d37994533e9ec2022-12-22T01:13:01ZdeuFaculty of Economics University of RijekaZbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu1331-80041846-75202018-06-0136124326210.18045/zbefri.2018.1.243Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industryAlen Host0Vinko Zaninović1Petra Adelajda Mirković2international economicsinternational economicsinternational trade and logisticsIn this paper we investigate firm level activity in Croatian tourism industry. Our analysis is based on the sample of more than 10,000 firms obtained from Bureau van Dijk database for the period 2006-2015. Theoretical basis of our paper is the Gibrat’s law, which states that firm size and growth rate are independent of each other. Within tourism industry, we differentiate between supporting divisions and the main industry division (accommodation industry), and test the Law on firms in supporting divisions using modified hybrid estimator. In that way, we add to the existing field of knowledge in two ways: through analysis and quantification of intra-industry links within the Law’s framework and by employing hybrid estimator originally developed by Mundlak, which is a novelty in this field of research. Although, our findings do not confirm the Law, we are able to discern supporting tourism industry divisions whose growth is highly determined by the growth of accommodation industry.https://www.efri.uniri.hr/upload/Zbornik_1_2018_2verzija/11-Host-Zaninovic-Mirkovic-2018-1.pdfindustrial organizationtourism industryGibrat’s law
spellingShingle Alen Host
Vinko Zaninović
Petra Adelajda Mirković
Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry
Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu
industrial organization
tourism industry
Gibrat’s law
title Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry
title_full Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry
title_fullStr Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry
title_full_unstemmed Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry
title_short Firm-level intra-industry links in Croatia’s tourism industry
title_sort firm level intra industry links in croatia s tourism industry
topic industrial organization
tourism industry
Gibrat’s law
url https://www.efri.uniri.hr/upload/Zbornik_1_2018_2verzija/11-Host-Zaninovic-Mirkovic-2018-1.pdf
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