英文标题:
《An Optimal Multiple Stopping Approach to Infrastructure Investment
Decisions》
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作者:
Eric Dahlgren and Tim Leung
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最新提交年份:
2015
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英文摘要:
The energy and material processing industries are traditionally characterized by very large-scale physical capital that is custom-built with long lead times and long lifetimes. However, recent technological advancement in low-cost automation has made possible the parallel operation of large numbers of small-scale and modular production units. Amenable to mass-production, these units can be more rapidly deployed but they are also likely to have a much quicker turnover. Such a paradigm shift motivates the analysis of the combined effect of lead time and lifetime on infrastructure investment decisions. In order to value the underlying real option, we introduce an optimal multiple stopping approach that accounts for operational flexibility, delay induced by lead time, and multiple (finite/infinite) future investment opportunities. We provide an analytical characterization of the firm\'s value function and optimal stopping rule. This leads us to develop an iterative numerical scheme, and examine how the investment decisions depend on lead time and lifetime, as well as other parameters. Furthermore, our model can be used to analyze the critical investment cost that makes small-scale (short lead time, short lifetime) alternatives competitive with traditional large-scale infrastructure.
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中文摘要:
能源和材料加工行业的传统特征是规模巨大的实物资本,这些资本是定制的,具有较长的交付周期和使用寿命。然而,最近在低成本自动化方面的技术进步使大量小型和模块化生产装置的并行运行成为可能。由于易于大规模生产,这些单位可以更快地部署,但他们也可能有一个更快的营业额。这种范式转变促使人们分析交付周期和寿命对基础设施投资决策的综合影响。为了对潜在实物期权进行估值,我们引入了一种最优的多次止损方法,该方法考虑了操作灵活性、提前期引起的延迟以及多个(有限/无限)未来投资机会。我们提供了企业价值函数和最优停止规则的分析特征。这使我们开发了一个迭代的数值方案,并研究了投资决策如何依赖于交付周期和寿命,以及其他参数。此外,我们的模型可用于分析使小规模(短交付周期、短寿命)替代方案与传统大型基础设施具有竞争力的关键投资成本。
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分类信息:
一级分类:Quantitative Finance 数量金融学
二级分类:Economics 经济学
分类描述:q-fin.EC is an alias for econ.GN. Economics, including micro and macro economics, international economics, theory of the firm, labor economics, and other economic topics outside finance
q-fin.ec是econ.gn的别名。经济学,包括微观和宏观经济学、国际经济学、企业理论、劳动经济学和其他金融以外的经济专题
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