Mutual funds that invest in private equity? An analysis of labour-sponsored investment funds

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 445-487

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

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundraising; Government sponsorship; Mutual funds; Return; Risk; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; ECONOMIC POLICY; EQUITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INVESTMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447513676     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel041     Document Type: Article

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