Using real options theory to irrigation dam investment analysis: An application of binomial option pricing model

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1717-1733

  Michailidis, Anastasios ^a   Mattas, Konstadinos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Binomial process; Investment analysis; Net Present Value; Real options; Water management

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BINOMIAL PROCESS; DAM MANAGEMENT; NET PRESENT VALUE; REAL OPTIONS;

DAMS;

COST ACCOUNTING; DAMS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DAM; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; MODELING; PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 34548488240     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9122-3     Document Type: Article

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