Public policy and the creation of active venture capital markets

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 1699-1723

  Da Rin, Marco ^a   Nicodano, Giovanna ^a   Sembenelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital gains tax; Corporate income tax; Entrepreneurship; Public R D expenditure; Stock markets; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746635221     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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