And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed
de Meza, D.
, Arabshabani, G., Maloney, J. & Pearson, B.
(2000).
And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed.
Economics Letters,
67(1), 35-41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00242-6
, Arabshabani, G., Maloney, J. & Pearson, B.
(2000).
And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed.
Economics Letters,
67(1), 35-41.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00242-6
Evidence is presented that the self-employed expect better financial outcomes than do employees but experience worse realisations. This is consistent with theories that entrepreneurship is driven by unrealistic optimism.