And a Vision Appeared unto them of a Great Profit: Evidence of Self-Deception among the Self-Employed

Reza (Gholamreza) Arabsheibani (), David de Meza, John Maloney and Bernard Pearson
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No 99/9, Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics from Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; unrealistic optimism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D84 M13 D82 D21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: Written 2000-02

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