This paper examines the determinants and consequences of investor activism in venture
capital. Using a hand-collected sample of European venture capital deals, it shows the …

… Marco Da Rin Marco Da Rin … In Bottazzi and Da Rin (2001) we analyse the evolution of
Euro.nm and provide an assessment of its contribution to the financing of European innovative …

This survey reviews the growing body of academic work on venture capital. It lays out the
major data sources used. It examines the work on venture capital investments in companies, …

We examine the effect of trust in venture capital. Our theory predicts a positive relationship
of trust with investment, but a negative relationship with success. Using a hand-collected …

We assess the effectiveness of different public policy instruments for the creation of active
venture capital markets. Our methodology focusses on ‘innovation ratios’, defined to be the …

The Survey of European Venture Capital (SEVeCa) is the largest academic study to date on
the European venture capital industry, providing information on more than 1,300 investment …

… In Da Rin and Hellmann (2001) we extend the model to examine some potential disadvantages
of such a mechanism. In particular, we show that large banks have a vested interest in …

Can tax policy foster the creation of new companies? To answer this question, we assemble
a novel country-industry level panel database with data on entry (by incorporation) for 17 …

We develop a theory’ and empirical test of how the legal system affects the relationship
between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. The theory uses a double moral hazard …

This paper reviews urban morphological research in France, mainly since the early 1970s
within schools of architecture. Changes in the nature of the studies undertaken are discussed …