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Crowdfunding, cascades and informed investors
Parker, Simon C. - 2014
Do higher proportions of (a) informed investors and (b) high-quality projects increase the number of good projects that are ultimately financed via crowdfunding? A simple model and simulation reveals the answers to both questions to be: "not necessarily".
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010252710
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Financing entrepreneurship and the old-boy network
Inci, Eren; Parker, Simon C. - 2012
We study entrepreneurs' start-up financing from banks and local financiers. An informal network, whose membership cannot be observed by outsiders, conveys the good signals it gets about the hidden types of network entrepreneurs to local financiers, which are then reflected in different loan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530313
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Entrepreneurial exit in real and imagined markets
Stam, Erik; Thurik, Adriaan R.; Zwan, Peter van der - 2009 - Version: October 2009
Entrepreneurs exit their business due to selection mechanisms experienced in the market place. Next to this well known ex-post decision to exit, entrepreneurs select ex-ante whether they are willing to pursue an entrepreneurial career at all, or to give up these entrepreneurial intentions. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374393
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The entrepreneur's mode of entry : business takeover or new venture start?
Parker, Simon C.; Praag, Mirjam van - 2006
We analyse the decision to become an entrepreneur by either taking over an established business or starting a new venture from scratch. A model is developed which predicts how several individual- and firm-specific characteristics influence entrepreneurs' entry mode. The new venture creation mode...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349713
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Transitions to entrepreneurship and industry-specific barriers
Lofstrom, Magnus; Bates, Timothy Mason; Parker, Simon C. - 2011
. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; capital constraints ; transitions ; entry barriers ; business start-ups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009518408
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The role of R&D in new firm growth
Stam, Erik; Wennberg, Karl - 2009
Innovative start-ups are an important driver of economic growth. This article presents empirical evidence on the … effects of R&D on new product development, inter-firm alliances and employment growth during the early life course of firms …. We use a dataset that contains a sample of new firms that is representative for the whole population of start-ups. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003803128
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Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers
Lofstrom, Magnus - 2011
Drivers of entrepreneurial entry are investigated in this study by examining how entry into small-business ownership is shaped by industry-specific constraints. The human- and financial-capital endowments of potential entrepreneurs entering firms in various industries are shown to differ...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013118276
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The Entrepreneur's Mode of Entry : Business Takeover or New Venture Start
Parker, Simon C. - 2006
We analyse the decision to become an entrepreneur by either taking over an established business or starting a new venture from scratch. A model is developed which predicts how several individual- and firm-specific characteristics influence entrepreneurs' entry mode. The new venture creation mode...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779167
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Why Are Some People More Likely to Become Small-Businesses Owners than Others : Entrepreneurship Entry and Industry-Specific Barriers
Lofstrom, Magnus - 2020
We classify industries using measures of entry barriers and proceed to investigate how determinants of entry vary in high- as opposed to low-barrier fields. The wealth and educational background characteristics potential entrepreneurs possess, we found, predispose them to make distinctly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012856801
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The Roles of R&D in New Firm Growth
Stam, Erik - 2015
Innovative start-ups are an important driver of economic growth. This article presents empirical evidence on the … effects of R&D on new product development, inter-firm alliances and employment growth during the early life course of firms …. We use a dataset that contains a sample of new firms that is representative for the whole population of start-ups. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034941