dc.creatorMilanesi, Gastón S.
dc.creatorPesce, Gabriela
dc.creatorEl Alabi, Emilio
dc.date2018-07-10T21:45:12Z
dc.date2018-07-10T21:45:12Z
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-17T14:36:47Z
dc.date.available2023-03-17T14:36:47Z
dc.identifierhttp://repositoriodigital.uns.edu.ar/handle/123456789/4264
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/6246886
dc.descriptionThere exists extreme difficulties while trying to valuate, using traditional valuation methods, startup firms which are dedicated to technological development. Among those methods, we could mention the balance sheet-based ones, the relative valuation ones, the cash flow discounting-based ones, and the goodwill-based ones. Those difficulties are the absence of comparable companies, the inexistence of historical data, the complexity to estimate volatility, and the number of intangible assets which give worth to the firm. This paper proposes to valuate this type of entrepreneurships using real options theory making adjustments that allow us to abandon the assumption of normal returns. Methodologically, we use real options theory adapted through Edgeworth expansion. It allows abandoning the probability of normal distribution assumption incorporating higher moments such us asymmetry and kurtosis. Obtained results let us show how the firm’s value and its strategic options are affected by stochastic higher moments’ behavior. These are often not considered because of assuming a normal behavior related to a random path of the underlying assets.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.format7 págs.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherScience and Education Publishing
dc.rightsAtribución – No Comercial – Sin Obra Derivada (BY-NC-ND) No se permite un uso comercial de la obra original ni la generación de obras derivadas. Esta licencia no es una licencia libre, y es la más cercana al derecho de autor tradicional.
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
dc.subjectReal option
dc.subjectTechnology-based startup
dc.subjectEdgeworth expansion
dc.subjectAsymmetry
dc.subjectKurtosis
dc.subjectFirm valuation
dc.titleTechnology-based startup valuation using real options with edgeworth expansion


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