... in the promotion of entrepreneurship through the identification of four key factors to monitor equity crowdfunding regulations. Antonella Francesca Cicchiello can be contacted at: antonellacicchiello@hotmail.it Over the past decade, equity-based crowdfunding (henceforth: ECF) has established itself...

.../methodology/approach The paper first identifies and examines the European policies developed to encourage the use of equity crowdfunding in entrepreneurial finance from 2003 to 2018. Then, it reviews national regulatory frameworks for crowdfunding, and analyses the barriers that constrain the growth...