The Short-Run Effects of the General Data Protection Regulation on Technology Venture Investment
Jian Jia, Ginger Zhe Jin, Liad Wagman
Marketing Science · 2021 · Volume 40 · Issue 4
Abstract
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted in the European Union in April 2016 and went into effect in May 2018. We study its impact on investment in new and emerging technology firms. Our findings indicate negative post-GDPR effects after its 2018 rollout on European ventures relative to their counterparts in the United States and the rest of the world, and considerably lesser effects after its 2016 enactment and before implementation. The negative effects manifest in the number of and amounts raised in financing deals, and are particularly pronounced for newer, data-related, and business-to-consumer ventures.
Keywords
data, regulation, GDPR, investment, venture financing
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