This set of slides represents an analysis of crowdfunding survey data in 2013 (Q1). The data and regressions are consistent with the view that different types market participants are well aware of risks associated with crowdfunding and how to appropriately mitigate those risks in view of...

Crowdfunding platform due diligence comprises background checks, site visits, credit checks, cross-checks, account monitoring, and third party proof on funding projects. We evaluate the factors associated with platforms' compliance expenses, and their due diligence application. We find that due...

We study the law production race-to-the-bottom/race-to-the-top debate in a unique context of crowd-funding in which potential agency problems are extreme. Our empirical setting is based on survey data from Canada in 2013(Q1) when equity crowd-funding was not permitted but was openly contemplated...

We study the law production race-to-the-bottom/race-to-the-top debate in a unique context of crowdfunding in which potential agency problems are extreme. Our empirical setting is based on survey data from Canada in 2013(Q1) when equity crowdfunding was not permitted but was openly contemplated...

We propose three governance mechanisms pertinent to equity crowdfunding and campaign success through mitigating pronounced information asymmetries and agency problems. First, unlike IPOs for which the effect of Delaware incorporation has declined or disappeared over time, we propose Delaware...

Front Cover -- Crowdfunding -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction to Crowdfunding -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview of agency and signaling theory in crowdfunding -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Forms of finance -- 2.2.1 Debt -- 2.2.2 Common...