COVID-19 and entrepreneurial processes in US equity crowdfunding

Douglas Cumming, Robert S. Reardon

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a shift in entrepreneurial opportunities in the United States. In this paper, we proxy entrepreneurial processes by examining housing prices in different regions of the United States. Housing prices capture the movement in people, tax dynamics, and behavioral preferences for equity ownership in different regions and over time, all of which were drastically impacted by COVID-19. We examine all US equity crowdfunding offerings starting with the very first offerings in 2016 Q2 until 2021 Q1 based on data from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The data indicate that regional housing prices post-COVID-19 are a strong predictor of the number of equity crowdfunding campaigns and the amount of capital raised. Moreover, the impact of housing price changes on crowdfunding is more pronounced among more prosperous regions. The housing price effect is robust to numerous controls and consideration of outliers.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages24
JournalJournal of Small Business Management
Early online date12 Apr 2022
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 12 Apr 2022

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 International Council for Small Business.

Keywords

  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Strategy and Management
  • General Business, Management and Accounting
  • COVID-19
  • regional entrepreneurship
  • Equity crowdfunding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Strategy and Management

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