Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/27226 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 701
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
The paper investigates young firms' choice of capital source. Our theoretical model hypothesizes a positive (negative) relation between riskiness of the project (price of venture capital) and receiving informed equity. We test our predictions by employing a unique data set collected by KfW group. The theoretical framework is largely confirmed for the sample of bank financing and independent VC financing. However, the picture is less clear if the sample includes also public and bank-dependent VCs. In this case, empirical evidence is less compatible with theory, in particular the evidence on intrinsic project risk is inconclusive.
Subjects: 
Equity financing
debt financing
innovation firms
JEL: 
M13
G32
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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