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With the mathematical preliminaries behind us, we can now turn to the analysis of investment decisions under uncertainty. The case of replacement investment decisions volume 30 issue 4 david c. The duopoly model with exibility in this research also extends the literature on entry deterrence and entry accommodation investment. Avinash dixit, 1992, investment and hysteresis, journal of economic perspectives 6, 1072. Real options and investment under uncertainty classical readings and recent. Investment and hysteresis american economic association.
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Pdf real options is the term used to refer to the application of. This new approach to investment recognizes the option value of waiting for better but never complete information. A note on competitive investment under uncertainty mit. In this study, we concentrate on debt financing at the time of investment under information uncertainty. Pindyck published by princeton university press dixit, robert k. Pindyck, 1991, irreversibility, uncertainty, and investment, journal of economic literature 29, 11101152. Prescott this paper determines the time series behavior of investment, output, and prices in a competitive industry with a stochastic demand. Investment under uncertainty pdf free download epdf. Theory of international trade the art of strategy with. Investment under uncertainty uncertainty is defined as a situation where there is a possibility of differing outcomes.
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