Crowdfunding: Geography, Social Networks, and the Timing of Investment Decisions

We examine a crowdfunding platform that connects artists with funders. Although the Internet reduces many distance-related frictions, local and distant funders exhibit different funding patterns. Local funders appear less responsive to information about the cumulative funds raised by an artist. Howe...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Agrawal, Ajay (Author), Catalini, Christian (Contributor), Goldfarb, Avi (Author)
Other Authors: Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell, 2015-10-27T12:58:11Z.
Subjects:
Online Access:Get fulltext