Ego utility, overconfidence, and task choice

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-707

  Köszegi, Botond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33846803084     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2006.4.4.673     Document Type: Article

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