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Repeated real options: optimal investment behaviour and a good rule of thumb

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  • Malchow-Moller, Nikolaj
  • Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark

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  • Malchow-Moller, Nikolaj & Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark, 2005. "Repeated real options: optimal investment behaviour and a good rule of thumb," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 1025-1041, June.
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