On the equivalence of net present value and Market Value Added as measures of a project's economic worth

Engineering Economist

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-165

  Hartman, Joseph C ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPANY BALANCE SHEET; COST OF CAPITAL; ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED; EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION; INVESTMENT PROJECTS; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPERATING PROFIT; PROJECT SELECTION;

COMMERCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84888407903     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910008967543     Document Type: Article

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