Persistent Overconfidence and Biased Memory: Evidence from Managers
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Keywords
overconfidence; memory; tournament; motivated beliefs;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- J33 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Compensation Packages; Payment Methods
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
- L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
- M52 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Compensation and Compensation Methods and Their Effects
- M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2023-08-14 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HRM-2023-08-14 (Human Capital and Human Resource Management)
- NEP-LMA-2023-08-14 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-NEU-2023-08-14 (Neuroeconomics)
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