Real Options and Project Evaluation : A Primer

Real Options and Project Evaluation : A Primer

In this paper authors present a preliminary approach to the evaluation of policies and projects based on current thinking on cost benefit analysis and real option methodology and the authors' recent work on the same subject. Authors start from...

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Main Authors:	Knudsen, Odin K., Scandizzo, Pasquale L.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	SOCIAL ACCOUNTING APPROACH ARBITRAGE ASSET VALUE AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANK POLICY BENCHMARKING BUDGETING CALL OPTION CALORIFIC VALUE CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL STRUCTURE CASH FLOW CD COAL COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPENSATION FUND COMPETITIVE MARKET CONSUMERS CONTINGENT VALUATION CORPORATE FINANCE CORPORATE INVESTMENT COST ANALYSIS COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST OF CAPITAL CRUDE OIL DAMAGES DECISION MAKING DECISION TREE DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DIVIDENDS DRILLING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DYNAMICS ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMIC WELFARE ELECTRONIC BANKING EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ENERGY GENERATION ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EQUILIBRIUM EQUIPMENT EXPECTED VALUE EXPECTED VALUES EXPENDITURE EXPORTER EXTERNAL FUNDING FINANCIAL MARKETS FIXED COSTS FIXED EXCHANGE RATE FOOD POLICIES FORECASTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FUEL FUEL COST FUEL OIL FUTURES GAS PLANTS GAS TURBINE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL HEAT HEAT RATE HEAT RECOVERY HEAVY FUEL OIL HOLDING HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL MARKET INVESTING INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR INVESTMENT CHOICES INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PROCESS INVESTMENT PROJECTS INVESTMENT SPENDING IRREVERSIBILITY JUDICIAL SYSTEM LAND USE LIABILITY LIABILITY MANAGEMENT LOAN LOSS OF REVENUES MARKET CONDITION MARKET ECONOMY MARKET PRICES MARKET RISK MARKET SHARE MARKET SIZE MATURITY MOBILE PHONES MULTIPLIERS NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES NET VALUE NPV OIL OIL EXPLORATION OIL FIELD OIL PRICE OIL PRICES OIL RESERVE OIL SECTOR OPPORTUNITY COST OPTION VALUE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PETROLEUM PIPELINE POLICY MAKERS POWER POWER PLANT PRESENT VALUE PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCTION COSTS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC SPENDING PUT OPTION RATE OF RETURN RECOVERABLE RESERVES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETURN RISK NEUTRAL RISK PREFERENCES SAVINGS RATES SOCIAL CAPITAL STEAM TURBINE STRIKE PRICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAKEOVER TREASURY TREASURY BILLS TROUGH TURBULENCE UNDERLYING ASSET UNEMPLOYMENT USE VALUE UTILITIES VALUATION VALUATIONS VARIABLE COST WAGES WAREHOUSE WATER POLLUTION WEALTH WELFARE ECONOMICS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/300761468275362646/Real-options-and-project-evaluation-a-primer http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27376

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/300761468275362646/Real-options-and-project-evaluation-a-primer
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27376