Crowding out private equity: Canadian evidence

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 569-609

  Cumming, Douglas J ^a   MacIntosh, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Government sponsorship; Tax; Venture capital cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646548270     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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