The economics of crowdfunding platforms
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This paper provides a description of the crowdfunding sector, considering investmentbased crowdfunding platforms as well as platforms in which funders do not obtain monetary payments. It lays out key features of this quickly developing sector and explores the economic forces at play that can explain the design of these platforms. In particular, it elaborates on cross-group and within-group external effects and asymmetric information on crowdfunding platforms.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Information Economics and Policy
دوره 33 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015