Overconfidence, Compensation Contracts, and Capital Budgeting

Journal of Finance

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1735-1777

  Gervais, Simon ^a   Heaton, J B ^b   Odean, Terrance ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar and Scott LLP ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80053070492     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01686.x     Document Type: Article

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