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Informational holdup and performance persistence in venture capital

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Why don?t VCs eliminate excess demand for follow-on funds by raising fees? We propose a model of learning that leads to informational holdup. Current investors learn about skill whereas outside investors observe only returns. This gives current investors holdup power when the VC raises his next fund: Without their backing, no-one will fund him, as outside investors interpret the lack of backing as a sign of low skill. Holdup power diminishes the VC?s ability to increase fees in line with performance, leading to return persistence. Empirical evidence supports the model. We estimate that up to two-thirds of VC firms lack skill..Printed Journal

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Ketersediaan

Call Number	Location	Available
RFS2701	PSB lt.dasar - Pascasarjana	1

Penerbit	Oxford Oxford University Press.,
Edisi	-
Subjek	Finance
ISBN/ISSN	8939454
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Deskripsi Fisik	-
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