Compares the performance of startups with that ofestablished firms in order to investigate whether overoptimism plays a criticalrole in the entrepreneur’s decision to found a firm. Three aspects ofperformance are considered: the likelihood of achieving commercial sales, thelikelihood of...

Recent theoretical and empirical research on cognitive bias in decision making suggests that overoptimism critically influences decisions of entrepreneurs to establish and sustain new ventures. We investigate whether such cognitive bias influences entrepreneurial venture performance using data...

The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of social and economic variables, disease-related variables, and child gender on the decisions of parents in Kerala, India, to seek care for their children and on their choice of providers in the allopathic vs. the alternative system. A...

Recent theoretical and empirical research on cognitive bias in decision making suggests that overoptimism critically influences entrepreneurs' decisions to establish and sustain new ventures. We investigate whether such cognitive bias influences entrepreneurial venture performance using data on...