Optimal risk adoption: A real options approach

Economic Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-147

  Alvarez, Luis H R ^a   Stenbacka, Rune ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Investment; Real option; Risk adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742320195     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-002-0349-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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