Chapter 3

Overview of institutional contexts and empirical methods

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the empirical methods considered in this book. The description of the statistical and econometric techniques used is intended to be user friendly so that all readers can follow along each of the chapters regardless of background. This chapter provides an overview of the institutional and legal settings in the countries considered in the different chapters as well. A central theme in this book is that differences in crowdfunding markets are attributable to international differences in legal and institutional settings. Finally, this chapter overviews empirical valuation methods insofar as they pertain to crowdfunding campaigns.

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