Venture Capital

The financing of entrepreneurship, particularly Venture Capital finance, is my primary research topic. Historically, much of my work had a policy focus (see the policy papers below). I have one published paper and one unpublished paper (despite numerious submissions) in examining venture capital, as well as two current research projects.

Papers

Published Papers:

• Brander Egan Hellmann (2010) - Government Sponsored versus Private Venture Capital

Papers Submitted for Academic Publication:

• Brander Egan (2007) - The Role of VCs in Acquisitions

Other Working Papers

Papers that include findings related to Venture Capital backed firms:

• Egan (2011) - The Economics of Patent Citations

Published Policy Reports

• Hellmann, Thomas F., Edward J. Egan & James E. Brander (2005), "Value Creation in Venture Capital: A Comparison of Exit Values Across Canadian Provinces and US States". Published by the Premier's Technology Council, Government of British Columbia. (Download PDF)
• Brander, James A., Edward J. Egan & Anthony E. Boardman (2005), "The Equity Capital Program in British Columbia: An Assessment of Capital Availability, Program Efficiency, and Policy Alternatives". Published by the Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development, Government of British Columbia. (Download PDF)

Term Papers / Discarded Work

• Second Year Paper: Strategic Patenting In Venture Capital Backed Firms (Download PDF)
• ECON224: Promoting Innovation - Government Participation in the US VC Market (Download DOC)
• PHDBA279: Non-Market Strategy in Venture Capital (Download PDF)
• ECON566: US Venture Capital Policy Interventions (Download DOC)

Projects

I am currently working on:

• Attributing Performance to VC Partners (with Toby Stuart)
• Models of Venture Capital (with Michael Katz)