Beschreibung:
The inventive process is the most important driver of economic growth. Venture capital (VC) funds have contributed a small, but critical, part to the inventive process. VC funds boost the inventive process by selecting a small number of radical ideas out a large flow of ideas and invest in their testing, development and commercialization. They bring together capital from general savings, management capabilities and business experience. When successful, VC-backed companies can contribute substantially to the welfare of society.
1 A Comprehensive Economic Look at VC Funds .-2 The Size and the Characteristics of the Venture Capital Industry .- 3 VC Funds and the Semiconductor Industry: an Illustration .-4 A Macro Perspective on the Unique Role of VC Funds in the Process from Ideas to Growth .- 5 Government Intervention to Promote Radical Ideas and VC Funds as a Functional Form to Facilitate their Financing .-6 How the Contracts Between the LPs, GP and the Entrepreneurs Facilitate Investments in High Risk Radical Ideas .-7 The Allocation of Savings to VC Funds, Consumers' Surplus and Life-Cycle Savings Model .-8 Externalities, Consumers' Surplus and the Long-Term Return on Investments by VC Funds .-9 The future of VC Funds: The Effects of Technology and Globalization .- Afterword.