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Staging of venture capital investment: a real options analysis

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  • Yao-Wen Hsu, 2010. "Staging of venture capital investment: a real options analysis," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 265-281, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:35:y:2010:i:3:p:265-281
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9158-2
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    Keywords

    Venture capital; Real options; Staging; Agency cost; Compound options; Contingent claims analysis; G24; G13; D81; G31; L26;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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