Crowdfunding and the Democratization of Access to Capital—An Illusion? Evidence from Housing Prices

Keongtae Kim
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Keongtae Kim
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Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;
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Il-Horn Hann
Il-Horn Hann
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Keongtae Kim

Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;

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Il-Horn Hann

Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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Published Online:22 Feb 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2018.0802

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Received:October 12, 2015
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Published Online:February 22, 2019

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