Concession length and investment timing flexibility

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  D'Alpaos, Chiara ^a   Dosi, Cesare ^b   Moretto, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COSTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING;

CONCESSION CONTRACT; CONCESSION LENGTH; INVESTMENT TIMING; LONG-TERM CONTRACTS;

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE;

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; CONTRACTS; COSTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING;

DISCOUNT RATE; ERROR ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT;

EID: 33645738688     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004021     Document Type: Article

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