An exact solution for the investment and value of a firm facing uncertainty, adjustment costs, and irreversibility

This paper derives closed-form solutions for the investment and value of a competitive firm with a constant-returns-to-scale production function and convex costs of adjustment. Solutions are derived for the case of irreversible investment as well as for reversible investment. Optimal investment is a...

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Published in:Journal of economic dynamics & control 1997-05, Vol.21 (4), p.831-852
Main Authors: Abel, Andrew B., Eberly, Janice C.
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Adjustment costs
Economic control
Economic dynamics
Economic models
Economic theory
Economies of scale
Firm theory
Investment
Irreversibility
Production functions
Studies
Uncertainty
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Economic control
Economic dynamics
Economic models
Economic theory
Economies of scale
Firm theory
Investment
Irreversibility
Production functions
Studies
Uncertainty
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