 Current demand and supply of impact investments across different geographic regions, sectors, and stages of business: Match or mismatch?Syrus M Islam and Tom Scott Australian Journal of Management, 2022, vol. 47, issue 4, 686-704 Abstract: We examine the match/mismatch between the demand and supply of impact investments. We show that some geographic regions display an upward match, while others exhibit a downward match. We explain how regions with well-developed (or less-developed) economies are not necessarily equal to regions with well-developed (or less-developed) impact investment markets. We also highlight the sectors exhibiting a match or mismatch between the demand and supply of investments, and explain the potential reasons. Regarding both geographic and sector concentration, the demand for investments is much more concentrated than their supply. Finally, early-stage companies suffer from an undersupply of investments, while growth-stage companies display an upward match and mature companies have an oversupply of investments. These findings have implications for impact investing theory and practice, including the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. JEL Classification: D53; E41; E51; G15; G23 Keywords: Demand and supply; early-stage company; geographic region; impact investing; impact investment market; investment sector; match or mismatch (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:ausman:v:47:y:2022:i:4:p:686-704 DOI: 10.1177/03128962211053411 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Australian Journal of Management from Australian School of Business |
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