Table of Contents

Introduction, Michele Bagella; Relative effectiveness of national systems of finance, investment and innovation: a review of the literature and a proposal for a comparative approach, Michele Bagella and Leonardo Becchetti; Equity dilution, small ticket problem and coordination inefficiency in venture capital financing of innovation, Leonardo Becchetti; Venture capital and innovation in Europe, Laura Cavallo; The optimal financing strategy of Japanese high-tech firms: the role of warrants, Michele Bagella and Leonardo Becchetti; Effects of options introduction on stock price volatility: an empirical testing on high-tech firm equities based on SSC-GARCH models, Andrea Caggese; Finance, investment and innovation: a theoretical and empirical comparative analysis in Japan and the UK, Leonardo Becchetti; High-tech firms, asymmetric information and credit rationing, Luigi Guiso; New technology investment and financial development: cross-country evidence, Boyan Jovanovic; Financing technological innovation in Italy: sources, governmental support and productivity growth, Giuliana Battisti; The structure of financing and intellectual property rights Pasquale, Lucio Scandizzo.

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Michele Bagella