This paper considers the impact of investment cost asymmetry on the value and optimal real option exercise strategies … the level of asymmetry, a marginal increase in the investment cost of the firm with the cost disadvantage can increase … socially less desirable outcome than if one of the competitors has a significant investment cost disadvantage.Finally, we prove …

This paper generalizes the theory of irreversible investment under uncertainty by allowing for risk averse investors in … aversion to examine the e ects of risk aversion, price uncertainty, and other parameters on the optimal investment decision ….We nd that risk aversion reduces investment, particularly if the investment size is large.Moreover, we nd that a rise in …