Arbeitspapier

Public Policy for Venture Capital

This paper proposes a simple partial equilibrium model to investigate the effects of government policy on venture capital backed investments. Giving up an alternative career, entrepreneurs focus their effort on a single, high risk venture each. Venture capitalists acquire an equity stake and offer a base salary as well. In addition to providing incentive compatible equity finance, they support the venture with managerial advice to raise survival chances. We analyze several policy measures addressed at venture capital activity: government spending on entrepreneurial training, subsidies to equipment investment, and output subsidies at the production stage. While these measures stimulate entrepreneurship, only cost-effective government services can improve welfare.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 486

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Venture capital
moral hazard
managerial advice
public policy

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Keuschnigg, Christian
Nielsen, Søren Bo
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2001

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Keuschnigg, Christian
  • Nielsen, Søren Bo
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2001

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