Are venture capitalists a catalyst for innovation

European Financial Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-111

  Caselli, Stefano ^a   Gatti, Stefano ^a   Perrini, Francesco ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth; Innovation projects; Propensity score; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049165220     PISSN: 13547798     EISSN: 1468036X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-036X.2008.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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