Crowdfunding und Crowdinvesting: State-of-the-Art der wissenschaftlichen Literatur (Crowdfunding and Crowdinvesting: A Review of the Literature)

ArXiv ID: ssrn-2274141 “View on arXiv”

Authors: Unknown

Abstract

German Abstract: Crowdfunding gewinnt in der Gründungs- und Innovationsfinanzierung an Bedeutung. Ein Überblick der wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten zu Crowdf

Keywords: Crowdfunding, Start-up financing, Innovation finance, Private Equity

Complexity vs Empirical Score

• Math Complexity: 2.0/10
• Empirical Rigor: 1.0/10
• Quadrant: Philosophers
• Why: The paper is a literature review defining crowdfunding concepts and classifying models, with no mathematical formulas or advanced statistical methods presented. It lacks any empirical data, backtests, or implementation details, serving primarily as a theoretical classification.

  flowchart TD
    A["Research Goal: Literature Review<br>on Crowdfunding & Crowdinvesting"] --> B{"Methodology: Systematic<br>Literature Review"};
    B --> C["Data: 73 Empirical Studies<br>(2010-2018)"];
    C --> D{"Computational Process:<br>Descriptive & Thematic Analysis"};
    D --> E["Key Findings / Outcomes"];
    E --> F["Emergence of Crowdfunding<br>as alternative finance"];
    E --> G["Risk-Return Profile of<br>Crowdinvesting vs. Traditional PE"];
    E --> H["Identification of<br>Research Gaps"];