And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed. (Q1978328)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1454175
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    And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed.
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1454175

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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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