The return to independent invention: Evidence of unrealistic optimism, risk seeking or skewness loving?

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 484, 2003, Pages 226-239

  Åstebro, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INVESTMENT; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 0037252541     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00089     Document Type: Article

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