The effects of experience on entrepreneurial optimism and uncertainty

Economica

Volumn 73, Issue 290, 2006, Pages 169-192

  Fraser, Stuart ^a   Greene, Francis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; MODEL; OCCUPATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645812956     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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