Crowdfunding in Europe
State of the Art in Theory and Practice

Editors: Dennis Brüntje, Oliver Gajda



Presents the state-of-the-art in crowdfunding research and practice

Features contributions from experts all over Europe giving a better understanding of Crowdfunding

Covers the entire breadth of issues surrounding crowdfunding and its applications                                                                                   
Crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular method to finance projects of every kind and scale. This contributed volume is one of the earliest books presenting scientific and research-based perspectives of crowdfunding, its development, and future. The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) and its scientific work group, together with FGF e.V., invited both researchers and practitioners to contribute to this first state-of-the-art edited volume on crowdfunding in Europe. This book contributes to a better comprehension of crowdfunding, encourages further fundamental research and contributes to a systematization of this new field of research. The book also features expert contributions by practitioners to enhance and complement the scientific perspective. This book can be used as a guideline and shall advance classification in an emerging research field.

Table of contents (17 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Status Quo of an Emerging Research Field
• Front Matter
• Crowdfunding: Outlining the New Era of Fundraising
• Crowdfunding: A Literature Review and Research Directions
• Crowd and Society: Outlining a Research Programme on the Societal Relevance and the Potential of Crowdfunding

Regional Examinations on Crowdfunding
• Front Matter
• The Financing Process of Equity-Based Crowdfunding: An Empirical Analysis
• The Emerging Crowdfunding Market in Italy: Are “the Crowd” Friends of Mine?
• Crowdfunding and Employment: An Analysis of the Employment Effects of Crowdfunding in Spain
• Non-equity Crowdfunding as a National Phenomenon in a Global Industry: The Case of Russia
• Institutions Influencing the Evolution of Crowdfunding in China: A Review of the World Bank Report on Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Developing World

Analysis of Specific Application Areas in Crowdfunding
• Front Matter
• The Perfect Regulation of Crowdfunding: What Should the European Regulator Do?
• Impact of Debt Crowdfunding for Civic Projects on the Optimal Portfolio of a Socially Responsible Investor
• What Makes Crowdfunding Projects Successful ‘Before’ and ‘During’ the Campaign?
• Limitless Crowdfunding? The Effect of Scarcity Management
• Equity Crowdfunding: Beyond Financial Innovation

Selected Case Studies on Crowdfunding Practice
• Front Matter
• The Crowdpower 2.0 Concept: An Integrated Approach to Innovation That Goes Beyond Crowdfunding
• Crowdfunding of a Social Enterprise: The GloW Project as a Case Study
• The Ten Commandments of Crowdfunding

Back Matter

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