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What finance for what investment? : survey-based evidence for European companies
Ferrando, Annalisa; Preuss, Carsten - 2018
We examine the link between corporate financing and investment decisions of European firms by using a novel firm-level survey of the European Investment Bank (EIBIS). The survey provides rich quantitative information of a wide range of financing sources and tangible and intangible investment...
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Financing technology-based small firms in Europe : a review of the empirical evidence
Revest, Valérie; Sapio, Sandro - 2009
literature are the 1) European TBSF's finance new investments by relying primarily on internal funds, due to capital market … failures induced by asymmetric information; 2) European venture capital has caught up with US venture capital, but this ist … mainly because of the growth in UK venture investments, and it is unclear whether European venture capital has been able to …
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Comparative study of the relevance of equity financing in European SMEs
Wieczorek-Kosmala, Monika; Błach, Joanna; Trzęsiok, Joanna - In: Journal of business economics and management 21 (2020) 6, pp. 1543-1560
This paper contributes to the academic debate on the pecking order theory and SMEs equity financing, in this equity financing gap. In order to address this problem, this study relies on the empirical design that is driven by the premises of the pecking order theory and distinguishes between the...
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The Capital Structure Dynamics of European Listed SMEs
Kenourgios, Dimitris - 2019
This article investigates the capital structure dynamics of European SMEs by assessing the impact of firm … technology, and new EU member countries). We find that the effect of capital structure determinants do not differ significantly …
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The Finnish paradox : the curious absence of high-growth entrepreneurship in Finland
Autio, Erkko - 2009
This paper looks at how well Finland performs in high growth entrepreneurship and uses data from the Global Entrepreneurship monitor to benchmark Finland against other European countries. It is found that Finland's prevalence rate of high growth entrepreneurial activity lags significantly behind...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003892853
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European Competitiveness : A Semi-Parametric Stochastic Metafrontier Analysis at the Firm Level
Dumont, Michel - 2014
In this paper a semiparametric stochastic metafrontier approach is used to obtain insight into firm level competitiveness in Europe. We differ from standard TFP studies at the firm level as we simultaneously allow for inefficiency, noise and do not impose a functional form on the input-output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050095
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European Competitiveness - A Semiparametric Stochastic Metafrontier Analysis at the Firm Level
Verschelde, Marijn - 2014
In this paper a semiparametric stochastic metafrontier approach is used to obtain insight into firm-level competitiveness in Europe. We differ from standard TFP studies at the firm level as we simultaneously allow for inefficiency, noise and do not impose a functional form on the input-output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013051166
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European competitiveness : a semi-parametric stochastic metafrontier analysis at the firm level
Dumont, Michel; Merlevede, Bruno; Rayp, Glenn; … - 2014
In this paper a semiparametric stochastic metafrontier approach is used to obtain insight into firmlevel competitiveness in Europe. We differ from standard TFP studies at the firm level as we simultaneously allow for inefficiency, noise and do not impose a functional form on the input-output...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011589017
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Venture capital and growth of young high-tech firms in the EU : a systematic review of the empirical evidence
Pantea, Smaranda; Tkacik, Marcel - 2021
This study contributes to the debate on VC-related policies that aim to support the growth of young high-tech firms in the EU. The study provides a systematic review of the results of 22 firm-level studies that estimate causal effects of VC using counterfactual impact evaluation methods and data...
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The a2 Milk Company
Esty, Benjamin; Fisher, Daniel - 2019
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) became the most valuable company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow’s milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to digest, and that protein may be related...
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