We document and quantify the importance of information frictions in the market for startup acquisitions. Examining a sample of 5,727 Israeli venture-backed startups, we implement machine learning algorithms to generate dyads of technologically similar companies. Difference-in-differences and...

This paper investigates the underlying sources of the US entrepreneurial ecosystem's comparative advantage by assessing the benefits Israeli technology startups derive from migrating to the US. To address positive sorting into migration we adopt three complementary approaches, which include...

Entrepreneurial ventures often face liquidity constraints. While governments have intervened with programs subsidizing R&D projects, these programs may have their effectiveness undermined by the restrictions they impose on subsidy recipients. We study the impact on venture outcomes of one...