de Meza, David 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5638-8310, 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
Identification Number: 10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00242-6
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescriptio... |
| Additional Information: | © 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2011 14:25 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Oct 2024 01:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/35878 |
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