The factors affecting the risk attitude in entrepreneurship: Evidence from Latin America

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 573-581

  Sepúlveda, Jean P ^a   Bonilla, Claudio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

entrepreneurship; fear of failing; risk aversion

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; JOINT VENTURE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84895755294     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.875104     Document Type: Article

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