Technology choice under several uncertainty sources

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 586-600

  Bobtcheff, Catherine ^a   Villeneuve, Stéphane ^a  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Investment under uncertainty; Optimal stopping; Real options; Technology choice

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; EXCLUSIVE PROJECTS; INVESTMENT UNDER UNCERTAINTY; IRREVERSIBLE INVESTMENTS; KEY FEATURE; OPTIMAL STOPPING; OUTPUT PRICE; REAL OPTIONS; SUFFICIENT STATISTICS; TECHNOLOGY CHOICES; TWO SOURCES; UNCERTAINTY SOURCES;

INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951141954     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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