Real options as a component of the market value of stocks: Evidence from the Spanish Stock Market

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1673-1691

  de Andrés Alonso, Pablo ^a   Azofra Palenzuela, Valentín ^a   de la Fuente Herrero, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 24344441553     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500181778     Document Type: Article

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