The Colorblind Crowd? Founder Race and Performance in Crowdfunding

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McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G5, Canada

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Published Online:31 May 2017https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2774

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Accepted:January 10, 2017
Published Online:May 31, 2017

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