And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed
de Meza, David
; Arabshabani, G.; Maloney, J.; and Pearson, Bernard
(2000)
And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed
Economics Letters, 67 (1).
pp. 35-41.
ISSN 0165-1765
; Arabshabani, G.; Maloney, J.; and Pearson, Bernard
(2000)
And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed
Economics Letters, 67 (1).
pp. 35-41.
ISSN 0165-1765
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.
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