Landier, Augustin; Thesmar, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
This Paper looks at the effects of entrepreneurial optimism on financial contracting and corporate performance …. Optimism may increase effort, but is bad for adaptation decisions as the entrepreneur underweights negative information. The … possible, we show that insurance motives lead realists to prefer long-term debt, whereas short-term debt is the optimal …