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The political and legal determinants of venture capital investments around the world

verfasst von: Stefano Bonini, Senem Alkan

Erschienen in: Small Business Economics | Ausgabe 4/2012

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This paper investigates the political and legal determinants of cross-country differences in venture capital (VC) investments. Our results show strong and positive effects of a favorable sociopolitical and entrepreneurial environment on the inception and development of VC investment activity. Controlling for effects due to the legal system prevailing in each country, we find strong evidence that this factor plays an important role in explaining cross-sectional variance. This result conveys important normative implications: entrepreneurship and innovation benefit significantly from an active VC industry, which also allows the ignition of virtuous cycles. Activating this cycle, though, relies on some socioeconomic prerequisites that government and institutions should primarily address.

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Titel: The political and legal determinants of venture capital investments around the world
verfasst von: Stefano Bonini
Senem Alkan
Publikationsdatum: 01.11.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-011-9323-x

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