And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed

被引：71

作者：

Arabsheibani, G

de Meza, D

Maloney, J

Pearson, B

机构：

[1] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, London WC2A 2AE, England

[2] Univ London Royal Holloway & Bedford New Coll, Egham TW20 0EX, Surrey, England

[3] Univ Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PU, Devon, England

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 67卷 / 01期

关键词：

entrepreneurship; unrealistic optimism;

D O I：

10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00242-6

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

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. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

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页码：35 / 41

页数：7

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