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One in three deals in the early-stage financing market involves an investor and founder from the same alma mater. We show that founders' connections to early-stage investors through shared education networks are more important than school academic quality or shared geography in facilitating...
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Finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) has been a concern for all stakeholders including entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and government organizations. The key objective of the study was to identify various challenges faced by MSMEs in sourcing of finance during...
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Using a recently developed method of causal inference, this paper estimates the additional up-front loan origination costs that a small business can expect to pay when it first borrows from a new lender. I compare firms that borrow from a previously unused financial institution with firms that...
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There have been significant changes in the financing of early-stage innovative companies since the beginning of this decade. The importance of institutional venture capital funds' investments declined in financing startups and early-stage ventures. At the same time, alternative sources of...
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as capitalists in the banking sector, since it is shown that entrepreneurship has a positive impact on banking …
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assessing the relationship between households' initial net wealth and the probability to switch to entrepreneurship in Italy and … exposure to financial risk, would positively affect transition into entrepreneurship. Therefore, I fill a gap in the literature … entrepreneurship and changes in net wealth. Using a sample selection model with endogenous switching allows me to deal with endogeneity …
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This paper shows that post-crisis stress tests have negative effects on entrepreneurship and innovation at young firms … decline in entrepreneurship in counties with higher exposure to stress tested banks. The decline is stronger in sectors with a …
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assessing the relationship between households' initial net wealth and the probability to switch to entrepreneurship in Italy and … exposure to financial risk, would positively affect transition into entrepreneurship. Therefore, I fill a gap in the literature … entrepreneurship and changes in net wealth. Using a sample selection model with endogenous switching allows me to deal with endogeneity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010757808
There have been significant changes in the financing of early-stage innovative companies since the beginning of this decade. The importance of institutional venture capital funds' investments declined in financing startups and early-stage ventures. At the same time, alternative sources of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012176022
We examine the impact of local racial demonstrations, such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, and the subsequent racial justice movement following the death of George Floyd on racial disparities in Paycheck Protection Program loan disbursements to small businesses. Using...
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