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Case study on crowdfunding
Robano, Virginia - 2018
The present report is a case study on crowdfunding as a finance instrument for SMEs and entrepreneurs. The report aims to examine the characteristics, diffusion and uptake by new firms and existing SMEs, assessing its effectiveness in supporting innovative or potentially high-growth firms to...
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Fostering a creative economy to drive Korean growth
Jones, Randall Sidney; Kim, Myungkyoo - 2014
A creative economy requires innovation-friendly conditions. Korea’s innovation system should be improved by upgrading universities and expanding their role in business R&D, while increasing international collaboration in R&D from its current low level. The returns from Korea’s large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464970
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The effect of solvency regulations and accounting standards on long-term investing : implications for insurers and pension funds
Severinson, Clara; Yermo, Juan - 2012
This report reviews recent as well as planned changes to accounting and solvency regulations affecting insurers and pension funds and how they may impact long-term investing by these institutions. The review of existing evidence focuses mainly on the impact of risk-based solvency requirements,...
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Blockchain for SMEs and entrepreneurs in Israel
Bianchini, Marco; Kwon, Insung - 2020
This report investigates the development of the Blockchain ecosystem in Israel, against the background of the SME and … introducing blockchain-based services in the Israeli market, opportunities and challenges to their business development, sectors … report also illustrates recent trends in regulation and policy, and provides policy recommendations. …
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The potential for blockchain technology in corporate governance
Yasui, Takahiro - 2019
Beyond bitcoin, blockchain technology has acquired attention and importance in its own right. Today, it is conceptually … accepted that blockchain stands out as a disruptive technology that will change a number of processes in financial services and … could in turn impact corporate governance. This paper explores the recent applications of blockchain technology in financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012137047
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Blockchain now and tomorrow : assessing multidimensional impacts of distributed ledger technologies
Europäische Kommission / Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle - 2019 - Manuscript completed in July 2019
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Cryptocurrencies and blockchain : legal context and implications for financial crime, money laundering and tax evasion : study requested by the TAX3 committee
Houben, Robby; Snyers, Alexander - Europäisches Parlament / Policy Department for … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011922024
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Promoting the financing of SMEs and start-ups in Korea
Jones, Randall Sidney; Kim, Myungkyoo - 2014
The Korean government has made fostering a “creative economy” a top priority. The goal is to shift Korea's economic paradigm to one based on innovation in which new start-ups and venture businesses play a key role. However, the venture capital market is still at an early stage of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010464940
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Enhancing dynamism in SMEs and entrepreneurship in Korea
Jones, Randall Sidney; Lee, Jae Wan - 2018
Making SMEs and start-ups a driver of growth and job creation requires a number of policies to improve the performance of SMEs, whose labour productivity in the manufacturing sector has fallen to less than a third of that in large companies. The large-scale support for SMEs should shift from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011914660
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Using crunchbase for economic and managerial research
Dalle, Jean-Michel; Besten, Matthijs Leendert den; … - 2017
This note describes a new database on innovative start-ups and companies, called Crunchbase, with a focus on its potential for economic and managerial research. Crunchbase is rapidly being discovered by scholars from different fields. It has notably already informed studies on specific sectors...
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