Overconfidence and Early-Life Experiences: The Effect of Managerial Traits on Corporate Financial Policies

Journal of Finance

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1687-1733

  Malmendier, Ulrike ^a   Tate, Geoffrey ^b   Yan, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80053062363     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01685.x     Document Type: Article

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