Dynamic Policies of the Firm : an Optimal Control Approach /

This book belongs to the realm of dynamic theory of the firm. It discusses optimal investment, financing and production policies of the firm, that haveto deal with a diversity of aspects: alternative production techniques, financial constraints, technological progress, business cycles, uncertainty,...

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Main Author: Hilten, Onno
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kort, Peter M., Loon, Paul J. J. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1993.
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Summary:This book belongs to the realm of dynamic theory of the firm. It discusses optimal investment, financing and production policies of the firm, that haveto deal with a diversity of aspects: alternative production techniques, financial constraints, technological progress, business cycles, uncertainty, environmental constraints, etc. The book studies how debt financing may facilitate expansion and how cost prices, prices of capital goods and investment grants influence depth investment decisions. Optimal investment decisions are analysed while taking into account taxation on environmental pollution, business cycles, adjustmentcosts and technological progress. Results are obtained by using Optimal Control Theory. The models lead to descriptions of growth and decline patterns of firms like we meet them in practice: distinctive stages succeeding each other, each with its own emphasis on specific management policies (growth, consolidation, depth investments, abatementefforts, etc.).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 445 pages 54 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642778841 (electronic bk.)
3642778844 (electronic bk.)