Globalization of Alternative Investments Working Papers Volume 3


The Global Economic Impact of Private Equity Report 2010

Preface..............................................................................iii   
Letter on behalf of the Advisory Board .............................. v   
Executive Summary..........................................................vii   
Part 1   
Private Equity, Industry Performance and Cyclicality....1   
I. Introduction ....................................................................3   
2. Industry Performance and Private Equity .......................4   
3. Data Sources and Sample Construction ........................6   
4. Analysis .........................................................................7   
5. Conclusions...................................................................8   
References ........................................................................9   
Part 2   
Governments as Venture Capitalists: Striking the   
Right Balance ................................................................25   
I. Introduction ..................................................................27   
2. Literature Review.........................................................28   
3. Data Description..........................................................29   
4. Analysis and Results....................................................32   
5. Discussion and Interpretation.......................................36   
6. Concluding Remarks ...................................................37   
References ......................................................................37   
About the Contributors ....................................................53   
Note from the Editors ......................................................57