In just several years, Israel developed a strong venture capital industry that places it among the top countries in terms of capital-GDP ratio. The strategy of the Israeli government was twofold. First, the government strongly stimulated the demand for venture capital, using R&D grants,...

La compétence financière des investisseurs repose sur deux éléments. Le premier est la connaissance et la compétence requise pour exploiter les connaissances. Cet élément est souvent assimilé à la littératie. Le second est la rationalité, que l'on peut assimiler à l'absence de biais...

Selon les promoteurs de la commission unique, les entreprises canadiennes se transigeraient à escompte par rapport à des entreprises semblables aux États-Unis, en raison de la structure déficiente de la réglementation des valeurs mobilières au Canada. Nous testons l'argument de l'escompte...

To ease the financing of growing SMEs, governments found or indirectly fund venture capital companies. These companies act in a context of extreme information asymmetry and potentially exorbitant agency costs. The rigorous governance of these companies is thus pivotal to their performance. We...

This report analyzes and comments on the principal arguments put forward by the Crawford Panel to support the establishment of a single securities commission in Canada. One argument advanced is that the current rules-based regulatory structure should be replaced with a principles-based approach...

This report analyzes and comments on the principal arguments put forward by the Crawford Panel to support the establishment of a single securities commission in Canada. One argument advanced is that the current rules-based regulatory structure should be replaced with a principles-based approach...

This report is part of a research project conducted by the University of Sherbrooke and the Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis on Organizations (CIRANO). Its main purpose is to propose a framework agreement to govern the negotiation and conclusion of Product Listing Agreements...

Electronic commerce development, especially since the emergence of direct Internet sales to customers, often comes with the prevailing opinion that, in order to preserve their market share, firms must develop abilities to sell on-line. However, in practice, companies often mention the fear of...