@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp7994, author={Parker, Simon C.}, title={Crowdfunding, Cascades and Informed Investors}, year={2014}, month={Feb}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={7994}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7994}, abstract={Do higher proportions of (a) informed investors and (b) high-quality projects increase the number of good projects that are ultimately financed via crowdfunding? A simple model and simulation reveals the answers to both questions to be: 'not necessarily'.}, keywords={crowdfunding;new ventures;entrepreneurial finance;startups}, }