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Unconditional convergence in currency unions : an analysis of European regions from 1991 to 2009
Firgo, Matthias; Huber, Peter - 2013
We analyze unconditional within-country convergence from 1991 to 2009 in 21 European countries. Unlike most previous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010424527
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Global Investments and Regional Development Trajectories : The Missing Links
Crescenzi, Riccardo - 2016
evidence and policy approaches. Following an interdisciplinary assessment of how openness and connectivity – proxied by one …, this paper presents a picture of the geography of foreign investments from and to the European regions and its change after … operationalisation of regional connectivity can improve our empirical understanding of the evolution of regional economies and the policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980363
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Venture Capital and Other Private Equity : A Survey
Metrick, Andrew - 2010
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/10013135193
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Venture capital and internationalization
Schertler, Andrea; Tykvová, Tereza - 2009
policy makers who want to foster the growth of the local venture capital industry and local companies. -- Venture capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003881576
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The relationship between investment and internal cash flows in VC-backed SMEs : does firm size matter?
Serrasqueiro, Zélia; Sardo, Filipe; Félix, Elisabete … - In: Journal of entrepreneurial finance : JEF ; official … 21 (2019) 1, pp. 38-56
Using panel data models and two research sub-samples composed of smaller and larger VC-backed, this study seeks to analyze the relationship between investment and internal cash flows. The results indicate that the investment sensitivity to internal cash flows is greater in larger than in the...
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Venture capital investments and merger and acquisition activity around the world
Phillips, Gordon M.; Zhdanov, Alexei - 2018
We examine the relation between venture capital (VC) investments, M&A activity, and merger competition laws in 48 countries around the world. We find evidence of a strong positive association between VC investments and lagged M&A activity, consistent with the hypothesis that an active M&A market...
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Does a VC’s Commitment Lead to Improved Investment Outcomes? Evidence From Climate Startups
Burt, Aaron; Harford, Jarrad V. T.; Stanfield, Jared R.; … - 2022
We assess whether a VC’s intrinsic commitment to a startup affects investment performance. We proxy for climate change commitment using the political contributions to democrats of the lead VC person on a deal. We find investments by democrats in climate-related startups have 8% higher...
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The impact of venture capital on economic growth
Poelhekke, Steven; Wache, Benjamin - 2023
Does venture capital (VC) investment yield economic growth? A large literature studies the effect of VC investments on firm-level activity, but its effects on economic growth are less well understood. We identify the effect of VC investment flows on destination county employment, wages, and...
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Re-Examining Investor Protection in Europe and the US
Burke, John J. A. - 2009
, the European Union enacted sweeping legislation to reform its system of investor protection. The Markets in Financial … Instruments Directive [MiFID] is the regulatory equivalent of the deregulatory 1987 'Big Bang' that shaped the current European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157246
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The world city network : national versus global perspective : ERSA Conference paper 2015
Lüthi, Stefan; Thierstein, Alain; Hoyler, Michael - 2015
World cities are important nodes in the global networks of knowledge-based economies. As a result of the growing complexity of knowledge creation, firms increasingly organise their activities in business networks that operate across different spatial scales. On the global scale, new information...
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