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Common Ownership and Entrepreneurship

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  • Ofer Eldar
  • Jillian Grennan

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We complement the literature on common ownership by presenting two new observations from entrepreneurial start-ups. First, given the increase in common ownership of start-ups by venture capital investors, inclusion of high-value start-ups in standard common ownership measures may actually increase aggregate measures of common ownership. Second, we suggest that even if public-firm common ownership leads to collusive inefficiency and higher prices in the short term, it may also create opportunities for entry of innovative high-growth start-ups. Consistent with this, we document that entrepreneurial activity and common ownership of start-ups tends to be higher in industries with higher common ownership among public firms.

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  • Ofer Eldar & Jillian Grennan, 2021. "Common Ownership and Entrepreneurship," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 582-586, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:111:y:2021:p:582-86
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211120
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage

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