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Comments on: Big data in finance and the growth of large firms, by Juliane Begenau & Maryam Farboodi & Laura Veldkamp

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“Big Data in Finance and the Growth of Large Firms” (BFV) investigate how big data is connected to firm size via the impact of bid data on cost of external financing. This short comment notes that big data may impact firm size directly via investment.

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  • Routledge, Bryan R., 2018. "Comments on: Big data in finance and the growth of large firms, by Juliane Begenau & Maryam Farboodi & Laura Veldkamp," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 88-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:moneco:v:97:y:2018:i:c:p:88-90
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2018.05.006
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    1. Ewens, Michael & Nanda, Ramana & Rhodes-Kropf, Matthew, 2018. "Cost of experimentation and the evolution of venture capital," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 128(3), pages 422-442.
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    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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