Entry and exit decisions based on a discount factor approach

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1963-1986

  Sødal, Sigbjørn ^a  

^a Agder University   (Norway)

Author keywords

Investment; Options; Switching; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748426772     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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