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On the microeconomic theory of investment under uncertainty

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  • Merton, Robert C.

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"A revised version to appear in K.J. Arrow and M.D. Intriligator (eds.), Handbook of mathematical economics. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company (1978)."

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Paper provided by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management in its series Working papers with number 958-77..

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  2. Daniele Checchi, 1992. "What are the Real Effects of Liberalizing International Capital Movements?," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 3(1), pages 83-125, February.
  3. William P. Osterberg, 1992. "Intervention and the bid-ask spread in G-3 foreign exchange rates," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Q II, pages 2-13.
  4. Robert M. Gillenkirch & Markus C. Arnold, 2002. "Stock Options as Incentive Contract and Dividend Policy," Working Paper Series: Finance and Accounting 89, Department of Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
  5. Joseph G. Haubrich, 1992. "Sluggish deposit rates: endogenous institutions and aggregate fluctuations," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Q II, pages 23-35.
  6. Merton, Robert C., 1986. "Capital market theory and the pricing of financial securities," Working papers 1818-86., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.

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