Investor abilities and financial contracting: Evidence from venture capital

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-502

  Bengtsson, Ola ^a   Sensoy, Berk A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Contract; Entrepreneur; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051798878     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: 10960473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfi.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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