Survey research on private fund advisers is structurally constrained because these advisers traditionally oppose publicity and hold a strong preference for confidentiality and privacy, which makes a substantial effective sample size difficult to obtain.
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The 2012 and 2015 surveys were subject to sampling constraints. Private fund advisers traditionally oppose publicity and have a strong preference for confi- dentiality and privacy.
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Wulf A. Kaal, The Post Dodd-Frank Act Evolution of the Private Fund Industry Comparative Evidence from 2012 and 2 (2016), III.1. Sample Constraints, p. 30 https://ssrn.com/abstract=2739479 · source PDF
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Wulf A. Kaal, The Post Dodd-Frank Act Evolution of the Private Fund Industry Comparative Evidence from 2012 and 2 (2016). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2739479
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survey research on registered private fund advisers
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failuresupport: arguedfailure: Private fund survey nonresponsefamily: sample-and-selection-biasempirical-evidenceresearch-methodsprivate-fundslaw-and-legal-systems
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