We conduct a laboratory experiment to study whether people in-tuitively use real-option strategies in a dynamic investment setting.The participants were asked to play as an oil manager and make pro-duction decisions in response to a simulated mean-reverting oil price.Using cluster analysis,...

This paper examines the effects of capital gains taxation on firms’ investmentand financing decisions. We develop a real options model in which the timing ofinvestment, the decision to default, and the firm’s capital structure are endogenouslyand jointly determined. Our analysis demonstrates...

This paper examines the effects of capital gains taxation on firms’ investmentand financing decisions. We develop a real options model in which the timing ofinvestment, the decision to default, and the firm’s capital structure are endogenouslyand jointly determined. Our analysis demonstrates...