Predicting construction contractor default with barrier option model

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 621-630

  Tserng, H Ping ^a   Liao, Hsien Hsing ^b   Jaselskis, Edward J ^c   Tsai, L Ken ^a,d   Chen, Po Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Taiwan Structural Engineers Association 21F 2   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Financial factors; Predictions; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS; DISCRIMINATORY POWER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL FACTORS; FINANCIAL RATIOS; MODEL PERFORMANCE; OPTION MODELS; PREDICTION MODEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS;

CONTRACTORS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 84862090694     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000465     Document Type: Article

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