The scale-up finance gap in the EU: Causes, consequences, and policy solutions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2022.08.003
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Keywords
Scale-up; Scale-up gap; Policy design; Venture capital; European union;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
- G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
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