The distributional efficiency of alternative regulatory regimes: A real option approach

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-418

  Panteghini, Paolo ^a   Scarpa, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Investment; Profit sharing; Real options; Regulation; RPI x

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043106285     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024610827921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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