Integration of accounting-based and option-based models to predict construction contractor default

Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Taiwan)

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-484

  Tsai, Lung Ken ^a   Tserng, Hui Ping ^b   Liao, Hsien Hsing ^c   Chen, Po Cheng ^b   Wang, Wen Pei ^b  

^a National Council of Structural Engineers Associations   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construction contractor; Default prediction; Logit model; Optionbased model

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS; DEFAULT PROBABILITIES; HYBRID MODEL; LOGIT MODELS; OPTION PRICING THEORY; PREDICTING MODELS; PREDICTION MODEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; STOCK MARKET;

COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; FINANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84872309932     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6119/JMST-010-1112-1     Document Type: Article

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