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Group-Managed Real Options

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  • UserLorenzo Garlappi (Sauder) Speaker website
  • ClockThursday 03 June 2021, 13:00-14:00
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We study a standard real-option problem where sequential decisions are made through voting by a group of members with heterogeneous beliefs. We show that, when facing both investment and abandonment timing decisions, the group behavior cannot be replicated by that of a representative ``median’’ member. As a result, members’ disagreement generates inertia—-the group delays investment relative to a single-agent case—-and underinvestment—-the group rejects projects that are supported by a majority of members, acting in autarky. These coordination frictions hold in groups of any size, for general voting protocols, and are exacerbated by belief polarization.

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