Crowdfunding, cascades and informed investors

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 125
Issue: 3
Pages: 432-435

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Do higher proportions of (a) informed investors and (b) high-quality projects increase the number of good projects that are ultimately financed via crowdfunding? A simple model and simulation reveal the answers to both questions to be: ‘not necessarily’.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:125:y:2014:i:3:p:432-435
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-28