In this paper we study the option to invest in a new airport, considering that the benefits of the investment behave stochastically. In particular, the number of passengers, and the cash flow per passenger are both assumed to be random. Additionally, positive and negative shocks are also...

Chen and Shen (2003) argue that it is possible to improve the Least Squares Monte Carlo Method (LSMC) of Longstaff and Schwartz (2001) to value American options by removing the least squares regression module. This would make not only faster but also more accurate. We demonstrate, using a large...

This paper studies the value and optimal timing for investment in finite-lived monopolies, extending the literature on real option games by considering the cases of random and certain-lived monopolies. Under these settings, firms face the risk of demonopolization, that can occur as a random or a...

We study the changes in the consumers' and producers' surplus associated with acquisition deals where there is a non-competition covenant that forbids the seller from re-entering the market over a given time period. We find that these acquisition deals can lead to significant negative (positive)...

We analyse how certain subsidies and guarantees given to private firms in public-private partnerships should be optimally arranged to promote immediate investment, in a real options framework. We show how an investment subsidy, a revenue subsidy, a minimum demand guarantee, and a rescue option,...

The valuation of options using a binomial non-recombining tree with discrete dividends can be intricate. This paper proposes three different enhancements that can be used alone or combined to value American options with discrete dividends using a non-recombining binomial tree. These methods are...

This study investigates the impact of caps and floors on investment timing, leverage decisions, firm value, and credit spreads. It finds that a floor below a critical threshold has a moderate impact on leverage. However, surpassing this threshold allows firms to issue reduced-risk or risk-free...