Bridging the Equity Gap for Innovative SMES

List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Acronyms and Abbreviations About the Authors Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction E. Gualandri and V . Venturelli Innovation and economic growth E . Gualandri and V. Venturelli Access to Finance of Innovative SMEs V . Venturelli Equity gap and innovatives smes E . Gualandri An original equity requirement estimation model L . Canovi and V . Venturelli The intermediaries in the risk capital industry A . G. Grasso Size and evolution of the risk capital industry A . G. Grasso The role of equity markets F. Braga and M. Demasi The role of the public sector E . Gualandri and P . Schwizer Bibliography Index Notes