Self-confidence and personal motivation

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 871-915

  Bénabou, Roland ^a   Tirole, Jean ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0036704138     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355302760193913     Document Type: Review

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