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H. Eto The University of Tsukuba Institute of Socio-Technology 305 Sakura, Ibaraki (Japan) 305 Sakura, Ibaraki (Japan)

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K. Makino Chuo University Department of Mathematics Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku 112 Tokyo (Japan) Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku 112 Tokyo (Japan)

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Abstract  

Technological resources are shown to be more concentrated to a few firms than economic wealth. To explain such concentrations, the self-multiplication process with cycle between the innovative and stagnant ages is modeled in terms of the stochastic process. This yields a family of new distributions which is named the ultra-Yule distribution. This new distribution which is quite skew is show to fit the real distributions of patents and of R & D expenditure in the Japanese industry better than the Yule distribution. The properties of this new distribution is discussed.

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Language English
Size B5
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1978
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ISSN 0138-9130 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2861 (Online)