Aspirations, Prospect Theory and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Colombia
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- Francesco Bogliacino & Iván González-Gallo, 2015. "Aspirations, Prospect Theory and entrepreneurship: evidence from Colombia," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 62(3), pages 271-290, September.
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Keywords
Experiments; Prospect Theory; Aspirations; Entrepreneurship.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2015-04-02 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-ENT-2015-04-02 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-EXP-2015-04-02 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-UPT-2015-04-02 (Utility Models and Prospect Theory)
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