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Funding Dynamics in Crowdinvesting
Hornuf, Lars; Schwienbacher, Armin - 2015
We use hand-collected data from four German crowdinvesting portals to analyze what determines individual investment decisions in crowdinvesting. In contrast with the crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter, where the typical pattern of project support is U-shaped, we find crowdinvesting dynamics...
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Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding
Karami, Moein; Cumming, Douglas; Hornuf, Lars; … - 2017
Using Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the two largest crowdfunding platforms, we conduct an exhaustive search of all fraud cases from 2010 through 2015. We present evidence that fraudsters in crowdfunding markets have specific characteristics: they are less likely to have engaged in prior...
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Non-bank finance for firms. The role of private equity funds in north-western Italy
Coin, Daniele; Vacca, Valerio - 2014
Using fund-, firm- and bank-level data we investigate the investments of private equity (PE) funds in the north-western regions of Italy. Both the private equity fund managers and the PE investments are heavily concentrated in this most developed area of the country. The average size of the...
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Redemptions and Asset Liquidations in Corporate Bond Funds
Weth, Mark Andreas; Dötz, Niko - 2019
Mutual funds' exposure to corporate bonds has brought concerns about risks arising from liquidity transformation back to the fore. With a focus on fund asset liquidity and investors, this paper explores the flow-performance relationship and the liquidity management of funds in the presence of...
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Rising Markups, Common Ownership, and Technological Capacities
Gibbon, Alexandra J.; Schain, Jan Philip - 2022
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Common Ownership and the Market for Technology
Hutschenreiter, Dennis - 2023
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Fintech Revolution in the Financial Industry
Martinčević, Ivana; Črnjević, Sandra; Klopotan, Igor - 2020
significant areas such as Bitcoin and Blockchain technology that have been evaluated in the last 5 years. With mentioned …
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Smart Contracts: Myths and Implications for Economics and Financial Regulation
Lehr, William - 2022
include cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and smart contracts as distinct elements) have been the focus of excessive hype that has … identify and dispel. In an effort to start to understand the challenges and likely trajectory for SC regulation, this paper … needs to be done, and while it is clear that SCs will play an important role in FINTECH's future and the regulation of that …
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Third time lucky? An exploration of Hutchison Whampoa's involvement in the mobile telecommunications industry
Whalley, Jason; Curwen, Peter - 2011
Each year the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development produces a report on foreign direct investment (FDI). This report highlights trends on FDI, and identifies the world's largest transnational corporation (TNC). Prominent among the largest TNS are telecommunication companies such as...
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The strength of a good example: How important are role models for early-stage entrepreneurs?
Schutjens, Veronique; Bosma, Niels; Hessels, Jolanda; … - 2010
The decision to become an entrepreneur is in essence an individual decision. But even when the endowments of inhabitants are taken into account, some regions have persistently higher entrepreneurship rates than others. Proposed explanations for this regional variation are numerous: market...
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