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Gender and Overconfidence in the Kauffman Firm Survey

By: Baek Young and  Neymotin Florence  
Open Access
|Jan 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2019-0039 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 17
Published on: Jan 21, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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