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Nothing Ventured — Nothing Gained? Empirical Evidence on Venture Capital Financing in Switzerland

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  1. Thurgau Institute of Economics, University of Konstanz, Box D 147, D-78457, Konstanz, Germany

    Christian Hopp

  2. Institut für Finanzdienstleistungen Zug (HSW Luzern), Zug, Switzerland

    Christian Hopp

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This research has been carried out as a joint initiative between the Thurgau Institute of Economics and the IFZ, Zug. I would like to thank Maurice Pedergnana for the supervision of this project, Nicolas Bürkler for his research assistance, and an anonymous referee and Klaus Neusser (the editor) for helpful comments.

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Hopp, C. Nothing Ventured — Nothing Gained? Empirical Evidence on Venture Capital Financing in Switzerland. Swiss J Economics Statistics 143, 239–260 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399239

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