Öffentliche Kapitalmärkte und die Entstehung von Startups

Diese Forschungsgruppe untersucht die Entstehung von Startups mit Fokus auf der Rolle etablierter Unternehmen als Anbieter von Kapital und qualifizierten Beschäftigten für die Gründung und das Wachstum von Startups.

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Wirtschaftliche Dynamik und Stabilität

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Cross-Subsidization of Bad Credit in a Lending Crisis

Nikolaos Artavanis Brian Lee Stavros Panageas Margarita Tsoutsoura

in: Review of Financial Studies, Nr. 5, 2025

Abstract

<p>We study the corporate-loan pricing decisions of a major, systemic bank during the Greek financial crisis. A unique aspect of our data set is that we observe both the actual interest rate and the “break-even rate” (BE rate) of each loan, as computed by the bank’s own loan-pricing department (in effect, the loan’s marginal cost). We document that low-BE-rate (safer) borrowers are charged significant markups, whereas high-BE-rate (riskier) borrowers are charged smaller and even negative markups. We rationalize this de facto cross-subsidization through the lens of a dynamic model featuring depressed collateral values, impaired capital-market access, and limit pricing.</p>

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Political Polarization and Finance

Elisabeth Kempf Margarita Tsoutsoura

in: Annual Review of Financial Economics, November 2024

Abstract

<p>We review an empirical literature that studies how political polarization affects financial decisions. We first discuss the degree of partisan segregation in finance and corporate America, the mechanisms through which partisanship may influence financial decisions, and the available data sources used to infer individuals’ partisan leanings. We then describe and discuss the empirical evidence. Our review suggests an economically large and often growing partisan gap in the financial decisions of households, corporate executives, and financial intermediaries. Partisan alignment between individuals explains team and financial relationship formation, with initial evidence suggesting that high levels of partisan homogeneity may be associated with economic costs. We conclude by proposing several promising directions for future research.</p>

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Flight to Safety: How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups

Shai B. Bernstein Richard R. Townsend Ting Xu

in: Review of Financial Studies, Nr. 3, 2024

Abstract

<p>Using proprietary data from AngelList Talent, we study how startup job seekers’ search and application behavior changed during the COVID-19 downturn. We find that workers shifted their searches and applications away from less-established startups and toward more-established ones, even within the same individual over time. At the firm level, this shift was not offset by an influx of new job seekers. Less-established startups experienced a relative decline in the quantity and quality of applications, ultimately affecting their hiring. Our findings uncover a flight-to-safety channel in the labor market that may amplify the procyclical nature of entrepreneurial activities.</p>

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The Labor Effects of Judicial Bias in Bankruptcy

Aloisio Araujo Rafael Ferreira Spyridon Lagaras Flavio Moraes Jacopo Ponticelli Margarita Tsoutsoura

in: Journal of Financial Economics, Nr. 2, 2023

Abstract

<p>We study the effect of judicial bias favoring firm continuation in bankruptcy on the labor market outcomes of employees by exploiting the random assignment of cases across courts in the State of São Paulo in Brazil. Employees of firms assigned to courts that favor firm continuation are more likely to stay with their employer, but they earn, on average, lower wages three to five years after bankruptcy. We discuss several potential mechanisms that can rationalize this result, and provide evidence that imperfect information about outside options in the local labor market and adjustment costs associated with job change play an important role.</p>

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Political Ideology and International Capital Allocation

Elisabeth Kempf Mancy Luo Larissa Schäfer Margarita Tsoutsoura

in: Journal of Financial Economics, Nr. 2, 2023

Abstract

Does investors’ political ideology shape international capital allocation? We provide evidence from two settings—syndicated corporate loans and equity mutual funds—to show ideological alignment with foreign governments affects the cross-border capital allocation by U.S. institutional investors. Ideological alignment on both economic and social issues plays a role. Our empirical strategy ensures direct economic effects of foreign elections or government ties between countries are not driving the result. Ideological distance between countries also explains variation in bilateral investment. Combined, our findings imply ideological alignment is an important, omitted factor in models of international capital allocation.

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Can Nonprofits Save Lives Under Financial Stress? Evidence from the Hospital Industry

Janet Gao Tim Liu Sara Malik Merih Sevilir

in: SSRN Working Paper, Nr. 4946064, 2024

Abstract

<p>We compare the effects of external financing shocks on patient mortality at nonprofit and for-profit hospitals. Using confidential patient-level data, we find that patient mortality increases to a lesser extent at nonprofit hospitals than at for-profit ones facing exogenous, negative shocks to debt capacity. Such an effect is not driven by patient characteristics or their choices of hospitals. It is concentrated among patients without private insurance and patients with higher-risk diagnoses. Potential economic mechanisms include nonprofit hospitals' having deeper cash reserves and greater ability to maintain spending on medical staff and equipment, even at the expense of lower profitability. Overall, our evidence suggests that nonprofit organizations can better serve social interests during financially challenging times.</p>

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R&D Tax Credits and the Acquisition of Startups

William McShane Merih Sevilir

in: IWH Discussion Papers, Nr. 15, 2023

Abstract

<p>We propose a novel mechanism through which established firms contribute to the startup ecosystem: the allocation of R&amp;D tax credits to startups via the M&amp;A channel. We show that when established firms become eligible for R&amp;D tax credits, they increase their R&amp;D and M&amp;A activity. In particular, they acquire more venture capital (VC)-backed startups, but not non-VC-backed firms. Moreover, the impact of R&amp;D tax credits on firms’ R&amp;D is increasing with their acquisition of VC-backed startups. The results suggest that established firms respond to R&amp;D tax credits by acquiring startups rather than solely focusing on increasing their R&amp;D intensity in-house. We also highlight evidence that startups do not appear to benefit from R&amp;D tax credits directly, perhaps because they typically lack the taxable income necessary to directly benefit from the tax credits. In this context, established firms can play an intermediary role by acquiring startups and reallocating R&amp;D tax credits, effectively relaxing the financial constraints faced by startups.</p>

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