Overconfidence in political behavior

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 504-535

  Ortoleva, Pietro ^a   Snowberg, Erik ^b  

^a 1025 International Affairs Building ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84922264516     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20130921     Document Type: Article

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