Business angel investment activity in the financial crisis: UK evidence and policy implications

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-60

  Mason, Colin M ^a   Harrison, Richard T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business angels; Coinvestment; Financial crisis; Funding escalator; SME finance

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CAPITAL FLOW; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL POLICY; INVESTMENT; POLICY APPROACH; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84922799562     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c12324b     Document Type: Article

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