BDS-High Growth Definitions
BDS-High Growth Definitions
fempgr_gr – Firm employment growth rate bin. For a description of how firm growth rates are calculated, please see the Methodology page.
fempgr_gr |
Description |
a) -2 |
Firm growth rate equal to -2, positive employment in t-1 but zero employment in t. |
b) (-2 to -0.8] |
Firm growth rate greater than -2 but less than or equal to -0.8. |
c) (-0.8 to -0.2] |
Firm growth rate greater than -0.8 but less than or equal to -0.2. |
d) (-0.2 to -0.01] |
Firm growth rate greater than -0.2 but less than or equal to -0.01. |
e) (-0.01 to 0.01) |
Firm growth rate greater than -0.01 and less 0.01, very near zero. |
f) [0.01 to 0.2) |
Firm growth rate greater than or equal to 0.01 but less than 0.2. |
g) [0.2 to 0.8) |
Firm growth rate greater than or equal to 0.2 but less than 0.8. |
h) [0.8 to 2) |
Firm growth rate greater than or equal to 0.8 but less than 2. |
i) 2 |
Firm growth rate equal to 2, zero employment in t-1 but positive employment in t. |
fempgr_grpct – Firm employment growth rate percentile bin. For a description of how firm growth rates are calculated, please see the Methodology page.
fempgr_grpct |
Description |
a) [0 to 10] |
Firm growth rate is equal to or less than the 10th percentile of the employment weighted within-year growth rate distribution. |
b) (10 to 25] |
Firm growth rate is greater than the 10th percentile and less than or equal to the 25th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution. |
c) (25 to 75] |
Firm growth rate is greater than the 25th percentile and less than or equal to the 75th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution. |
d) (75 to 90] |
Firm growth rate is greater than the 75th percentile and less than or equal to the 90th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution. |
e) (90 to 100] |
Firm growth rate is greater than the 90th percentile of the firm growth rate distribution. |
For all other variable definitions refer to BDS Codebook and Glossary.
