The phenomenon of the equity crowdfunding is seen as a revolutionary form of financing from the bottom. In light of the current economic scenario and the persistence of the credit crunch situation, the equity crowdfunding is considered by many as a possible solution to the difficulties encountered by small and medium enterprises in obtaining the financial resources required for growth. Firstly, the aim of this thesis is introducing the equity crowdfunding contextualizing the phenomenon in the academic debate and analyzing its global development. After presenting the crowdfunding phenomenon in general, specific peculiarities of the equity crowdfunding are defined and, at the same time, an analysis of the state regulations at international level is carried out. Straightforward will be presented a survey of worldwide active platforms. An additional purpose of this thesis is to propose a theoretical model able to explain the phenomena that influence entrepreneurs and investors’ decisions in the use of this financing tool. The described model shows that the informational asymmetries between entrepreneur (creator) and potential investors (crowdfunders) can be exploited by those who publish the capital offer in order to "trick" the market. In view of the model’s results is demonstrated how all this can lead to market failure if actors do not act in a way that limit existing information asymmetries
Il fenomeno dell’equity crowdfunding è visto come una rivoluzionaria forma di finanziamento dal basso. Alla luce dello scenario economico attuale e del perdurare della situazione di credit crunch, l’equity crowdfunding è considerato da molti come una possibile soluzione alle difficoltà riscontrate dalle piccole medie imprese nel reperire le risorse finanziare necessarie per la crescita. Questa tesi si pone innanzitutto l’obiettivo di introdurre l’equity crowdfunding inquadrando il fenomeno nel dibattito accademico e analizzando il suo sviluppo a livello mondiale. Dopo aver presentato il fenomeno del crowdfunding in generale, vengono definiti nello specifico le peculiarità dell’equity crowdfunding e allo stesso tempo viene svolta un’analisi dello stato delle regolamentazioni a livello internazionale. Successivamente viene presentato un censimento delle piattaforme attive a livello mondiale. Un ulteriore obiettivo di questa tesi è quello di proporre un modello teorico che spieghi i fenomeni che influenzano le decisioni degli imprenditori e degli investitori nell’utilizzo di questo strumento di finanziamento. Il modello presentato mostra come le asimmetrie informative tra imprenditore (creator) e potenziali investitori (crowdfunders) possono essere sfruttate da chi pubblica l’offerta dell’aumento di capitale per “ingannare” il mercato. Alla luce dei risultati del modello viene dimostrato come questo possa portare al fallimento del mercato qualora gli attori coinvolti non agiscono in maniera tale da limitare le asimmetrie informative presenti.
Equity crowdfunding : un modello di analisi del comportamento di imprenditori e investitori
BIFFI, ALESSANDRO;COLUMBARO, MANUEL
2012/2013
Abstract
The phenomenon of the equity crowdfunding is seen as a revolutionary form of financing from the bottom. In light of the current economic scenario and the persistence of the credit crunch situation, the equity crowdfunding is considered by many as a possible solution to the difficulties encountered by small and medium enterprises in obtaining the financial resources required for growth. Firstly, the aim of this thesis is introducing the equity crowdfunding contextualizing the phenomenon in the academic debate and analyzing its global development. After presenting the crowdfunding phenomenon in general, specific peculiarities of the equity crowdfunding are defined and, at the same time, an analysis of the state regulations at international level is carried out. Straightforward will be presented a survey of worldwide active platforms. An additional purpose of this thesis is to propose a theoretical model able to explain the phenomena that influence entrepreneurs and investors’ decisions in the use of this financing tool. The described model shows that the informational asymmetries between entrepreneur (creator) and potential investors (crowdfunders) can be exploited by those who publish the capital offer in order to "trick" the market. In view of the model’s results is demonstrated how all this can lead to market failure if actors do not act in a way that limit existing information asymmetriesFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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