Uncertainty, irreversibility, and the likelihood of entry: An empirical assessment of the option to defer

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 432-452

  Folta, Timothy B ^a   Johnson, Douglas R ^b   O'Brien, Jonathan ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Irreversibility; Option to defer; Real option; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750179741     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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