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Breakeven Volatility for Real Option Valuation

Gillian M. NichollsThe University of Alabama in HuntsvilleCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Neal A. LewisUniversity of Bridgeport
,
Liang ZhangStepping Street LLC in New York
&
Zhuoyuan Jiang
Pages 49-61 | Published online: 20 Apr 2015

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