Business or basic needs?: the impact of loan purpose on social crowdfunding platforms
Crowdfunding has created new opportunities for poor microentrepreneurs. One crucial question is the impact that the purpose of a loan—either business investment or basic necessities—may have on the success of a campaign. Investigating a prosocial crowdfunding platform, we find that loans taken out t...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2021
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 173, Issue: 4, Pages: 777-793 |
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Ethical finance
B Crowdfunding B Microfinance B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift B Gender preference B Microlending B Basic necessities B Business loans |
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