DP13553 Fading Stars

Author(s):	Thomas Philippon
Publication Date:	February 2019
Date Revised:	March 2019
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Programme Areas:	Financial Economics, Economic History, Macroeconomics and Growth
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We study the evolution of super star firms in the U.S. economy over the past 60 years. Contrary to common wisdom, sup-er stars firms have not become larger, have not become more productive, and contribution of star firms to aggregate U.S. productivity growth has fallen by more than one third since 2000.