Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/17782 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1118
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
Using an agency framework, this paper examines advantages of offering venture capitalists a choice between public equity and loan schemes. Both schemes can be used to promote venture capital investments in hightechnology enterprises since they encourage inexperienced venture capitalists to accumulate experience. However, under both schemes, experienced venture capitalists save on management support. This paper shows that offering venture capitalists a choice between these two schemes can lead to a positive self-selection. Inexperienced venture capitalists choose public equity under which they have higher incentives to enter the market. Experienced venture capitalists choose public loans under which they have lower incentives to save on their management support.
Subjects: 
public equity schemes
public loan schemes
venture capital
JEL: 
L14
G28
G24
D82
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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