Purpose – This paper studies factors that affect the success of technology parks in terms of fostering entrepreneurial firm formation, growth and financing. Design/methodology/Approach – Based on a new international dataset of technology parks (“tech parks”) from 13 countries (8...

We empirically compare the contributions of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) backed firms, including those backed by government subsidized Innovation Investment Funds (IIFs), to the Australian economy by analyzing employment, R&D, patents, time to IPO, and market capitalization from...

This paper studies the impact of qualitative business information on mitigating informationasymmetry between equity crowdfunding entrepreneurs and investors. Qualitative businessinformation covers the entrepreneurs' introduction on business model, competitive strategy,product market, drivers and...

Crowdfunding platform due diligence comprises background checks, site visits, credit checks, cross-checks, account monitoring, and third party proof on funding projects. We evaluate the factors associated with platforms' compliance expenses, and their due diligence application. We find that due...