02047cas a2200325 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019266 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498311137 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Saborowski, Christian. Firm Size, Life Cycle Dynamics and Growth Constraints : Evidence from Mexico / Christian Saborowski, Florian Misch. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines the variation in life cycle growth across the universe of Mexican firms. We establish two stylized facts to motivate our analysis: first, we show that firm size matters for development by illustrating a close correlation with state-level per capita incomes. Second, we show that few firms grow as much as their U.S. peers while the majority stagnates at less than twice their initial size. To gain insights into the distinguishing characteristics of the two groups, we then econometrically decompose life cycle growth across firms. We find that firms that have financial access and multiple establishments and that are formal, part of diversified industries and located in population centers can grow at sizeable rates. Mode of access: Internet Firm Size imf Growth Rate imf Life Cycle Growth imf Preventing Firm imf WP imf Mexico imf Misch, Florian. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/087 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/087/001.2019.issue-087-en.xml IMF e-Library