Abstract:This paper presents a methodology for evaluating public investments in railway infrastructure based on the theory of real options, using the binomial model combined with dynamic programming procedures and Monte Carlo simulation. This modelling was proposed in order to overcome the inefficiencies in the evaluation process of projects conducted by the Brazilian public agencies, as pointed out by World Bank studies. According to these studies, there is evidence that the various managerial and regulatory instances… Show more
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