The effects of government-sponsored venture capital: International evidence

Review of Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 571-618

  Brander, James A ^a   Du, Qianqian ^b   Hellmann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Shanghai Jiao Tong University 211 West Huaihai Road   (China)

Author keywords

G24; G28

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926649828     PISSN: 15723097     EISSN: 1573692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfu009     Document Type: Article

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