Investments in new ventures involve financial contracts between an entrepreneur and outside investors. Investors, such as venture capital firms, represent well-diversified investors. In contrast, the entrepreneur must commit a substantial fraction of human and financial capital to the venture....

Ökonometrie; nicht nur der Begriff ist etwas sperrig, auch die Inhalte erschliessen sich nicht jedem sofort. Wichtig und interessant ist sie aber trotzdem. Roberto Pedace erklärt Ihnen, worum es in der Ökonometrie geht, wie Sie Test-Hypothesen aufstellen und vieles mehr. Er erläutert, wie Sie...

We provide new evidence on the importance of venture capital firm skill as a factor in fund performance. By combining data from two sources, we are able to examine how fund performance, measured as fund IRR or total value to paid-in capital, is related to fund outcomes (IPO and acquisition...