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15-124/VII - Are Entrepreneurs more Optimistic and Overconfident than Managers and Employees?

  • Authors
    Martin Koudstaal, VU University Amsterdam; Randolph Sloof, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Mirjam van Praag, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
  • Publication date
    November 6, 2015
  • Keywords
    Entrepreneurs, managers, dispositional optimism, attributional style, overestimation, overconfidence, behavioral economics
  • JEL
    L26, C93, D03, M13
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