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The Geography of crowdfunding [Recurs electrònic] / Ajay Agrawal, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb
Series: Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ; 16820Publication details: Cambridge, Massachussetts : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011Description: 57 p. : digital, fitxer PDF (719,78 Kb)Online resources: Summary: Perhaps the most striking feature of "crowdfunding" is the broad geographic dispersion of investors. This contrasts with existing theories that predict entrepreneurs and investors will be co-located due to distance-sensitive costs. We examine a crowdfunding setting that connects artist-entrepreneurs with investors over the internet for financing early stage musical projects. The average distance between artists and investors is about 3,000 miles, suggesting a reduced role for spatial proximity. Still, distance does play a role. Within a single round of financing, local investors invest relatively early, and they appear less responsive to decisions by other investors. We show this geography effect is driven by investors who likely have a personal connection with the artist-entrepreneur ("family and friends"). Although the online platform seems to eliminate most distance-related economic frictions such as monitoring progress, providing input, and gathering information, it does not eliminate social-related frictions.No physical items for this record
1. Introduction -- 2. Empirical setting -- 3. Empirical strategy -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusion -- References
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