Mind the gap: Crowd-funding and the role of seed money

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We analyze voluntary private contributions to public goods and the role seed money plays in signaling the public good's quality to potential subsequent contributors. We present a theoretical model and analyze two sets of naturally occurring data from crowd-funding platforms. After developing the theoretical background we find statistically significant switch points which distinguish between seed contributions to subsequent contributions. A positive change in contribution behavior after the switch suggests an increase in the perceived value of the public good. We find that the signal comprises the number of contributors and the average contribution (as proportion of targeted goal).

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2015-03

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Publicly Provided Private Goods
• Thema: Crowd-funding platform ; Voluntary Private Provision ; Public Goods ; Seed money

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Deutsch, Joseph ; Epstein, Gil S. ; Nir, Alon
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Bar-Ilan University, Department of Economics
• (wo): Ramat-Gan
• (wann): 2015

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/130530
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ