Table of Contents:
  • Real R & D option models: classics and development (Paxson); R & D (Dis)investment decisions (Bieke, Klumpes, Tippett); Information uncertainty and real options (Bellalah); Subsidies for R & D investments (Jou, Lee); A gene to drug venture: Poisson and extreme distribution models; R & D real American sequential investment options (Lee, Paxson); Implementation uncertainty and investment timing (Tsekrekos); Review of classical & new real R & D empirical applications (Paxson); Venture capital investments (Seppa, Laamanen); Geological uncertainty (Cortazar, Casassus, Schwartz); Service sector R & D (Warren, Jensen); Pharmaceutical R & D (Loch, Bode-Greuel); Electronics R & D new product (Lint, Pennings); Appendix 1: Models in Excel; Appendix 2: Real R & D Options Database;Index.