Refund bonuses and revenue equivalence

Timothy Lattimer; Robertas Zubrickas

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111265

Refund bonuses and revenue equivalence

Timothy Lattimer, Robertas Zubrickas

Vilnius University

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Abstract

Refund bonuses are a practical solution to the implementation problem of crowdfunding. This paper shows in a framework with imperfect information that refund bonuses have no implications for the project developer’s expected revenue, thus, underscoring the practicality of this solution.

Original language	English
Article number	111265
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	231
Early online date	26 Jul 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111265
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2023

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Keywords

Assurance contract
Crowdfunding
Public good
Refund bonus
Revenue equivalence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Economics and Econometrics
Finance

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