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The Problem of Private Under-investment in Innovation: A Policy Mind Map
Peneder, Michael - 2008
This paper reviews the major finance-related causes of private under-investment in innovation and the consequent alternative choices for public policy. The focus is on incentive-based arguments that address the problem of limited appropriability of new knowledge, and on the lacking access to...
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Financial systems and venture capital in Nordic countries: A comparative study
Hyytinen, Ari; Pajarinen, Mika - 2001
In this paper we present a comparative analysis of Nordic countries’ financial systems and consider in particular the recent growth of Nordic venture capital industries. We document that the Nordic countries’ financial systems display several similarities that have characterized their...
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Finanzierung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen in der Corona-Pandemie
Pahnke, André; Nielen, Sebastian; Dienes, Christian; … - 2023
Unternehmen (KMU). Zu Beginn der Corona-Pandemie ist die Anzahl der KMU mit Finanzierungsproblemen gestiegen, sowohl in … Deutschland als auch in weiteren Ländern des Euroraums. KMU in Deutschland waren jedoch etwas stärker betroffen. Ein wesentlicher … Möglichkeiten der Finanzierung über Eigenmittel. Zusätzlich ist für die betroffenen KMU auch der Zugang zu Fremdkapital schwieriger …
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Geographic location of a new venture and the likelihood of a venture capital investment
Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Bender, Marko; Kaserer, Christoph - 2010
Based on 1182 dyads of German new ventures and venture capitalists involved in a financing round between 2002 and 2007, we examine the impact of spatial proximity on the likelihood of an investment. We find that with each triplication of journey time the relative likelihood of an investment...
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Katsaus yritysten kasvuun ja sitä koskeviin politiikkatoimiin
Ali-Yrkkö, Jyrki; Kotiranta, Annu; Ylhäinen, Ilkka - 2017
This report is a synthesis of the previous literature analyzing the role of different types of companies on economic growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies in the economy is still significant, although...
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Small business finance in Finland: A descriptive study
Hyytinen, Ari; Pajarinen, Mika - 2002
-sized enterprises (SMEs) in private equity and debt markets in Finland. We find that the three most important sources of funds are the … account for about 2/3 of total debt and equity. The Finnish SMEs run a debt ratio of 54%, but it is lower for small than for … large SMEs. The debt ratio also varies non-monotonically with the age of firms. Overall, the capital structure of the …
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The impact of China and India on the developing world
Kaplinsky, Raphael - In: CESifo Forum 08 (2007) 1, pp. 15-21
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Barriers to household risk management: Evidence from India
Cole, Shawn; Giné, Xavier; Tobacman, Jeremy; Topalova, … - 2009
Financial engineering offers the potential to significantly reduce the consumption fluctuations faced by individuals, households, and firms. Yet much of this potential remains unfulfilled. This paper studies the adoption of an innovative rainfall insurance product designed to compensate...
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Monitoring costs, credit constraints and entrepreneurship
Banerji, Sanjay; Raj, Rajesh S. N.; Sen, Kunal - 2012
The vast majority of firms in developing economies are micro and small enterprises owned by families whose members also provide the labour to the units. Often, they fail to grow in size even with the relaxation of credit constraints. In this paper, we show that frictions in the labour market...
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Reducing start-up costs for new firms: The double dividend on the labor market
Dulleck, Uwe; Frijters, Paul; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2003
Starting a firm with expansive potential is an option for educated and high-skilled workers. This option serves as an insurance against unemployment caused by labor market frictions and hence increases the incentives for education. We show within a matching model that reducing the start-up costs...
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