Valuing Modularity as a Real Option
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DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1070
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- Andrea GAMBA & Nicola FUSARI, 2008. "Valuing modularity as a real option," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 08-20, Swiss Finance Institute.
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Keywords
real options; modularity; least-squares Monte Carlo;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
- G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
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