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Networking Frictions in Venture Capital, and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

Howell, Sabrina T. - 2019

. A survey suggests this is in part because male participants more often proactively reach out to VC judges after the NVC …. Such frictions can help explain part of the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and also have implications for how to design …

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Investor Tax Credits and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from U.S. States

Denes, Matthew R. - 2020

Angel investor tax credits are used globally to spur high-growth entrepreneurship. Exploiting the staggered …. A survey of 1,411 angel investors suggests that a "home run" investing approach alongside coordination and information … have large positive effects, raising concerns about using investor subsidies to promote entrepreneurship …

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Are New Venture Competitions Useful?

Howell, Sabrina T. - 2017

This paper uses administrative data from 87 new venture competitions in 17 U.S. states to show that winning has large, positive effects on measures of subsequent venture success, including employment and financing. While cash prizes are valuable, especially for founders who are likely...

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Do Cash Windfalls Affect Wages? Evidence from R&D Grants to Small Firms

Howell, Sabrina T. - 2020

, but productivity growth cannot fully explain the immediate effect on earnings. Instead, the data and a grantee survey are …

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Racial Disparities in Access to Small Business Credit : Evidence from the Paycheck Protection Program

Howell, Sabrina T.; Kuchler, Theresa; Snitkof, David; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

We explore the sources of racial disparities in small business lending by studying the $806 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was designed to support small business jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPP loans were administered by private lenders but federally guaranteed, largely...

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After the Storm : How Emergency Liquidity Helps Small Businesses Following Natural Disasters

Collier, Benjamin L.; Howell, Sabrina T.; Rendell, Lea - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Does emergency credit prevent long-term financial distress? We study the causal effects of government-provided recovery loans to small businesses following natural disasters. The rapid financial injection might enable viable firms to survive and grow or might hobble precarious firms with more...

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