Using two sets of hand-collected survey data, we studied the value-adding activities of venture capitalists (VCs) operating in the weak legal environment of China. VCs exert value-enhancing efforts in addition to monitoring through trust considerations. We identified the effects of three types...

We test whether born-to-be-green represents a signal toward potential venture capital (VC) investors on a sample of Italian, independent, unlisted, high-tech entrepreneurial firms. We employ several identification strategies by controlling for the major potential signals, and the alleged...

We examine the drivers of venture capital financing raised by companies in 162 countries over 22 years from 2000 to 2021, using a novel combination of two venture capital databases Crunchbase and Refinitiv (previously known as VentureXpert). We show that at the firm level companies raise less...

Philanthropic venture capital is a financing option available for social enterprises that, like traditional venture capital, provides capital and value added services to portfolio organizations.Differently from venture capital, philanthropic venture capital has an ethical dimension as it aims at...

In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call "the...

In recent years, the economics of migration literature has shown a substantial growth in papers exploring host country impacts beyond the labour market. Specifically, researchers have begun to shift their attention from labour market and fiscal changes, towards exploring what we might call "the...

The present research sets out to reach a better understanding of the determinants of business angels' active involvement in making business angel groups accomplish diverse functions and building cognitive resources and shared competencies. We develop a framework where angels' decision making...

The purpose of this study is to present a unique database on commercialized patents and to illustrate how it can be used to analyze the commercialization process of patents. The dataset is based on a survey of Swedish patents owned by inventors and small firms with a remarkably high response...

By analyzing a full dataset of 437 Italian equity crowdfunding campaigns over the period 2014-2020, and then by focusing on a sub-sample of 79 projects posted on the websites of platforms from January 2020 to June 2020, this chapter explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Italian...

Digital equity crowdfunding platforms have brought an unprecedented number of international investment opportunities to investors' reach. Although most equity crowdfunding investments are still made domestically, cross-border investments often have a decisive role for campaign success. We...