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Managerial Overconfidence and Corporate Debt Decisions: A Meta-analysis of the Moderating Role of Demographic Characteristics

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2025-0142 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
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Language: English
Page range: 1829 - 1839
Published on: Jul 24, 2025
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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Keywords:
Managerial overconfidence,
corporate debt,
demographic characteristics,
meta-analysis
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Political economics,
Political economics, other,
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