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The Short-Run Effects of Gdpr on Technology Venture Investment
Jia, Jian - 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in the European Union in May 2018. We study its short-run impact on investment in new and emerging technology firms. Our findings indicate negative post-GDPR effects on EU ventures, relative to their US counterparts. The negative...
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High Tech and Venture Capital Inflows : The Case of Israel
Razin, Assaf - 2018
countries flock to learn how to develop an innovation ecosystem. However, the domestic market alone is far too small and … homegrown capital formation insufficient to foster that innovation. Globalization has been essential. The paper reviews the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906768
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Show Me the Right Stuff : Signals for High Tech Startups
Conti, Annamaria - 2015
We present a theoretical model of startup signaling with multiple signals and potential differences in external investor preferences. For a novel sample of technology incubator startups, we empirically examine the use of patents and founder, friends, and family (FFF) money as such signals,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037983
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The Financing of R&D and Innovation
Hall, Bronwyn H. - 2014
Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013070796
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Democracy, Technology, and Growth
Aghion, Philippe - 2010
We explore the question of how political institutions and particularly democracy affect economic growth. Although empirical evidence of a positive effect of democracy on economic performance in the aggregate is weak, we provide evidence that democracy influences productivity growth in different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012760042
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The U.S. Left Behind : The Rise of IPO Activity Around the World
Doidge, Craig - 2011
During the past two decades, there has been a dramatic change in IPO activity around the world. Though vibrant IPO … the U.S. has fallen compared to the rest of the world and U.S. firms go public less than expected based on the economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127767
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A Survey of Venture Capital Research
Da Rin, Marco - 2014
This survey reviews the growing body of academic work on venture capital. It lays out the major data sources used. It examines the work on venture capital investments in companies, looking at issues of selection, contracting, post-investment services and exits. The survey considers recent work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013067246
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The Consequences of Financial Innovation : A Counterfactual Research Agenda
Lerner, Josh - 2014
Financial innovation has been both praised as the engine of growth of society and castigated for being the source of … the weakness of the economy. In this paper, we review the literature on financial innovation and highlight the … similarities and differences between financial innovation and other forms of innovation. We also propose a research agenda to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068604
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Venture Capital and Other Private Equity : A Survey
Metrick, Andrew - 2014
We review the theory and evidence on venture capital (VC) and other private equity: why professional private equity exists, what private equity managers do with their portfolio companies, what returns they earn, who earns more and why, what determines the design of contracts signed between (i)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068835
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Venture Capital Investments and Merger and Acquisition Activity Around the World
Phillips, Gordon M. - 2017
world. We find evidence of a strong positive association between VC investments and lagged M&A activity, consistent with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941971