Investment in health technologies in a competitive model with real options

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 923-952

  Pertile, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

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EID: 51249120251     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2008.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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