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245	1	4	_aThe economics of crowdfunding: _bstartups portals and investor behavior / _cedited by Douglas Cumming and Lars Hornuf.
260			_bPalgrave Macmillan _c2017 _aToronto
300			_axx, 283 pages _b29 b/w illustrations
520			_aThis book focuses on various types of crowdfunding and the lessons learned from academic research. Crowdfunding, a new and important source of financing for entrepreneurs, fills a funding gap that was traditionally difficult to close. Chapters from expert contributors define and carefully evaluate the various market segments: donation-based and reward-based crowdfunding, crowdinvesting and crowdlending. They further provide an assessment of startups, market structure, as well as backers and investors for each segment. Attention is given to the theoretical and empirical findings from the recent economics and finance literature. Furthermore, the authors evaluate relevant regulatory efforts in several jurisdictions. This book will appeal to finance, entrepreneurship and legal scholars as well as entrepreneurs and platform operators.
650		0	_aCrowd funding _9254
650		0	_aNew business enterprises _xFinance _9255
700	1		_aCumming, Douglas _eEditor _9256
700	1		_aHornuf, Lars _eEditor _9257
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