Crowdfunding: Fundamental Cases, Facts, and Insights presents fundamental knowledge about a maturing economic field. Assembling and arranging datasets, case analyses, and other foundational materials on subjects associated with crowdfunding, it systematically, comprehensively, and authoritatively provides access to a consistent body of crowdfunding research. With the crowdfunding industry now consolidated, this core reference can serve as the basis for research projects and applied work.
Acclaim for Crowdfunding"This book provides insightful cases and statistics from around the world on how rewards and equity crowdfunding markets work. It also includes useful information on marketplace lending. It is a great resource for entrepreneurs and investors, as well as for policymakers, academics, and students."– Craig Asano, Founder and CEO, National Crowdfunding and Fintech Association
"Crowdfunding offers detailed analyses of rewards and equity crowdfunding markets using statistical methods and case studies. I recommend it for academics, practitioners, and policymakers who seek a rigorous look at crowdfunding markets around the world."– Jay Ritter, Joseph B. Cordell Eminent Scholar Chair, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
1. Part I: Introduction to crowdfunding - p. xii 2. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Overview of agency and signaling theory in crowdfunding - p. 15 4. Chapter 3. Overview of institutional contexts and empirical methods - p. 35 5. Part II: Rewards crowdfunding - p. 48 6. Chapter 4. An overview of rewards-based crowdfunding - p. 51 7. Chapter 5. Crowdfunding models: keep-it-all versus all-or-nothing - p. 71 8. Chapter 6. Crowdfunding cleantech - p. 107 9. Chapter 7. Crowdfunding to internationalize - p. 135 10. Part III: Crowdinvesting - p. 146 11. Chapter 8. Equity crowdfunding, valuation, and cases - p. 149 12. Chapter 9. Equity crowdfunding and governance - p. 185 13. Chapter 10. Signaling in equity crowdfunding - p. 211 14. Chapter 11. Are equity crowdfunders sensitive to distance? - p. 237 15. Chapter 12. Cash-flow and control rights in equity crowdfunding - p. 263 16. Chapter 13. Does equity crowdfunding democratize access to entrepreneurial finance? - p. 305 17. Chapter 14. Marketplace lending - p. 329 18. Part IV: Crowdfunding regulation and policy - p. 338 19. Chapter 15. Introduction to crowdfunding regulation and policy - p. 341 20. Chapter 16. Demand-driven crowdfunding regulation - p. 365 21. Chapter 17. Public policy toward entrepreneurial finance: spillovers and scale-up - p. 385 22. Chapter 18. Regulation and investment in fintech ventures - p. 405 23. Chapter 19. Crypto regulation - p. 433 24. Part V: Conclusion - p. 446 25. Chapter 20. Summary, conclusion, and looking forward - p. 449 26. References - p. 453 27. Index of cases - p. 481 28. Index - p. 483
Crowdfunding: Fundamental Cases, Facts, and Insights presents fundamental knowledge about a maturing economic field. Assembling and arranging datasets, case analyses, and other foundational materials on subjects associated with crowdfunding, it systematically, comprehensively, and authoritatively provides access to a consistent body of crowdfunding research. With the crowdfunding industry now consolidated, this core reference can serve as the basis for research projects and applied work.
Acclaim for Crowdfunding"This book provides insightful cases and statistics from around the world on how rewards and equity crowdfunding markets work. It also includes useful information on marketplace lending. It is a great resource for entrepreneurs and investors, as well as for policymakers, academics, and students."– Craig Asano, Founder and CEO, National Crowdfunding and Fintech Association
"Crowdfunding offers detailed analyses of rewards and equity crowdfunding markets using statistical methods and case studies. I recommend it for academics, practitioners, and policymakers who seek a rigorous look at crowdfunding markets around the world."– Jay Ritter, Joseph B. Cordell Eminent Scholar Chair, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida
1. Part I: Introduction to crowdfunding - p. xii 2. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Overview of agency and signaling theory in crowdfunding - p. 15 4. Chapter 3. Overview of institutional contexts and empirical methods - p. 35 5. Part II: Rewards crowdfunding - p. 48 6. Chapter 4. An overview of rewards-based crowdfunding - p. 51 7. Chapter 5. Crowdfunding models: keep-it-all versus all-or-nothing - p. 71 8. Chapter 6. Crowdfunding cleantech - p. 107 9. Chapter 7. Crowdfunding to internationalize - p. 135 10. Part III: Crowdinvesting - p. 146 11. Chapter 8. Equity crowdfunding, valuation, and cases - p. 149 12. Chapter 9. Equity crowdfunding and governance - p. 185 13. Chapter 10. Signaling in equity crowdfunding - p. 211 14. Chapter 11. Are equity crowdfunders sensitive to distance? - p. 237 15. Chapter 12. Cash-flow and control rights in equity crowdfunding - p. 263 16. Chapter 13. Does equity crowdfunding democratize access to entrepreneurial finance? - p. 305 17. Chapter 14. Marketplace lending - p. 329 18. Part IV: Crowdfunding regulation and policy - p. 338 19. Chapter 15. Introduction to crowdfunding regulation and policy - p. 341 20. Chapter 16. Demand-driven crowdfunding regulation - p. 365 21. Chapter 17. Public policy toward entrepreneurial finance: spillovers and scale-up - p. 385 22. Chapter 18. Regulation and investment in fintech ventures - p. 405 23. Chapter 19. Crypto regulation - p. 433 24. Part V: Conclusion - p. 446 25. Chapter 20. Summary, conclusion, and looking forward - p. 449 26. References - p. 453 27. Index of cases - p. 481 28. Index - p. 483
