By mixing concepts from both game theoretic analysis and real options theory, an investment decision in a competitive market can be seen as a "game" between firms, as firms implicitly take into account other firms' reactions to their own investment actions. We review two decades of real option...

We develop a theoretical real options model that advises firms on the timing of voluntary delisting. We apply this model to 2,358 U.S. listed firms (1980-2016) and classify them as listed (delisted) firms that should be listed (delisted), good decision (GD), and listed (delisted) firms which...

This paper uses a dataset that comprises information on 275 nonfinancial firms listed in the FTSE-All share index over the time period between 2005 and 2012, and reveals interesting features of the UK nonfinancial firms regarding the effect of hedging on firm value and performance. We show that...

We formulate a multi-factor real option duopoly game model to determine the optimal times to divest the incumbent technology or to switch to a new smaller-scale and lower operating cost technology, with an uncertain output price, and declining output. The formulation takes two alternative forms:...