Seeking the roots of entrepreneurship: Insights from behavioral economics

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 49-69

  As̊tebro, Thomas ^a   Herz, Holger ^b   Nanda, Ramana ^c,d   Weber, Roberto A ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84907494695     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: 19447965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.3.49     Document Type: Article

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