This report, about the implementation of first responder service in Montreal, fits in the context of the new Quebec act on prehospital emergency care passed on December 2002 (Bill 96), and also in the context of the merger of fire services in Montreal. The CIRANO was contracted to perform an...

We study the development of a duopoly industry -evolution of firm capacities and competitive behavior- in a continuous-time real-options model of capacity investment. Our methodology allows the evaluation of investment options and exercise rules in a strategic setup. In the initial industry...

The real options approach considers strategic management and decision-making as a process aimed at actively reducing exposition to downside risk and promoting exposition to upside opportunities. It stands at the hinge between pure finance and other areas of decision making under risk such as...

Le processus d’innovation ne concerne plus seulement l’entrepreneur innovateur qui, à l’image de Bernard Palissy, brûlerait jusqu’à ses meubles pour atteindre son objectif. L’intermédiation des institutions financières et le développement de nouveaux instruments financiers ou...