A model of sequential investment

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 437-463

  Bar Ilan, Avner ^a   Strange, William C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lags; Sequential investment; Suspension

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032016156     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(97)00066-3     Document Type: Article

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