Irreversible investment, real options, and competition: Evidence from real estate development

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-251

  Bulan, Laarni ^a   Mayer, Christopher ^b,c   Somerville, C Tsuriel ^d  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 63149100902     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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