Timing of investment under technological and revenue-related uncertainties

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1473-1497

  Murto, Pauli ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Irreversible investment; Optimal stopping; Real options; Technological progress; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947119616     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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