Irreversibility, endogenous mean reversion, and the investment decision of a foreign firm

Abstract

The paper derives a valuation formula for the real option of a firm to undertake an irreversible investment in a foreign economy based on the endogenous dynamics of a stochastic macroeconomic framework with sluggish price adjustment. The option valuation formula is implemented to analyze the impact of macroeconomic dynamics on the attraction of an economy for foreign investors.