Payback period and internal rate of return in real options analysis

Engineering Economist

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-257

  Alesii, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FINANCE; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION RULES; KULATILAKA-TRIGEORGIS GENERAL MODELS; PAYBACK PERIOD (PBP); RATE OF RETURN (IRR);

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 33748481539     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910600879148     Document Type: Article

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