An Evolutionary Justification for Overconfidence
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- Gannon, Kim & Zhang, Hanzhe, 2019. "An Evolutionary Justification for Overconfidence," Working Papers 2019-4, Michigan State University, Department of Economics.
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overconfidence; evolutionary game;JEL classification:
- C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
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