Empirical testing of real option pricing models using Land Price Index in Japan

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-72

  Yamazaki, Ritsuko ^a,b,c  

^a National Land Agency   (Japan)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Modelling; Pricing; Real options

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104247     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780110365361     Document Type: Article

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