Various forms of social learning and network effects are at work on crowdfunding platforms, giving rise to … benefit from their common presence on the platform. We finally show that these crowdfunding dynamics stir platform growth …

are ultimately financed via crowdfunding? A simple model and simulation reveals the answers to both questions to be: "not …

entrepreneurs have emerged globally, yet they remain poorly understood. We model equity crowdfunding in terms of the relationship …

entrepreneurs have emerged globally, yet they remain poorly understood. We model equity crowdfunding in terms of the relationship …

? Specifically, we examine the effects of altruism on crowdfunding outcomes in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The main result …

Using Kickstarter, the largest global reward-based crowdfunding platform, we conduct an exhaustive search of all fraud … late and visible suspension of a crowdfunding campaign tend to have a lower probability of success, fewer backers, and … fraudsters in crowdfunding markets. We find fraudsters are less likely to have engaged in prior crowdfunding activities, are less …

is, what drives this? We exploit the unique features of equity crowdfunding to disentangle the choices made by …

. Equity crowdfunding is one of several types of crowdfunding, and is also known as crowdinvesting in the German-speaking realm …. This article predominantly advances the scientific knowledge regarding the success factors of equity crowdfunding for …

Crowdfunding platforms have exhibited explosive growth over the past decade. In this paper, we map out what we know … about crowdfunding, and chart directions for future work. We argue the crowdfunding literature simultaneously experiences … crowdfunding research across scholarly disciplines: keen insights sit in disciplinary silos. Scholars may be ignorant of work …