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Experimental studies of social dilemmas have shown that while the existence of a sanctioning institution improves cooperation within groups, it also has a detrimental impact on group earnings in the short-run. Could the introduction of pre-play threats to punish have enough of a beneficial...
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are very similar to those of private financing. The program rests on strong governance, clear rules and stakeholder …
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This in-depth analysis of the Québec Stock Savings Plan (QSSP) proposes to evaluate the Plan dealing with its different sections and offering interpretation of its onjectives. The Plan had the short-term effect of generating a stream of primary issues from small companies. A large proportion of...
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Suppose an entrepreneur needs funds from a financier to invest in a risky project whose cost is fixed, and whose return may be high or low. Suppose also that the project's realized return is an information that is private to the entrepreneur. If the amount the entrepreneur pays back to the...
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consuming and costly to get outside equity. We propose the first analysis of these indirect costs of financing. These costs are … elements that generate indirect costs of financing and estimate the costs and time frames associated with 18 financing rounds … substantial and heavily penalize small companies, especially during the initial financing round and prior to the commercialization …
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In Canada, most of the private placements are offered by small and unprofitable entrepreneurial ventures -- for which the asymmetry of information and adverse selection problems are particularly acute. Private placements are a very important source of equity for these emerging businesses. In...
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Most countries have set up structures and programs for new business creation and financing. We analyze strategies … implemented in France, Germany and United Kingdom, where the proportion of government funds in venture capital financing is … evaluate governmental programs, define priorities and avoid financing non-crucial industries. Often of limited duration …
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broad outlines and the challenges of this liberalization. Non-conventional financing, such as accessing the stock market via … non-exempted issues. This trend in business financing, together with the growing liberalization, is taking shape in a …
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This study deals with the evolution of the financing of large Canadian companies from 1960 to 1994. Part I shows that … between financing choices on the one hand and economic and market conditions on the other. Financing choices are measured by … the proportion of total cash requirements (including depreciation and dividends) covered by each source on financing. Over …
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funds, money for financing start-ups and major new investments remains elusive. Why and how should this situation be …
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