And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed. (Q1978328)
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And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed. (English)
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4 June 2000
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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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Entrepreneurship
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Unrealistic optimism
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