Linda Peters, PhD Candidate on the field of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp; Project Manager and Statistician Social Security at a government agency and Expert Social Protection for international projects. As a PhD candidate she is involved in the application of Real Option theory to Global Public Policy and her research contributes to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Her research interests include: Real Options, Global Public Policy, Social Protection, Models of Decision-Making, Probability Distributions.

• Introduction.- Comparison of Real Options Analysis and Other Methods.- Real Options Methods Illustrated.- The Impact of Probability Distributions.

“Real options analysis is an important tool in the process of evaluation of investment projects with a long time horizon, which are subject to internal and external uncertainties. … The book is interesting from a practical point of view. … it provides an explanation of the techniques of real option analysis, which could be useful for readers who would like to apply these techniques in practice.” (Piotr Nowak, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2017)

Linda Peters, PhD Candidate on the field of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp; Project Manager and Statistician Social Security at a government agency and Expert Social Protection for international projects. As a PhD candidate she is involved in the application of Real Option theory to Global Public Policy and her research contributes to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Her research interests include: Real Options, Global Public Policy, Social Protection, Models of Decision-Making, Probability Distributions.

• Introduction.- Comparison of Real Options Analysis and Other Methods.- Real Options Methods Illustrated.- The Impact of Probability Distributions.

“Real options analysis is an important tool in the process of evaluation of investment projects with a long time horizon, which are subject to internal and external uncertainties. … The book is interesting from a practical point of view. … it provides an explanation of the techniques of real option analysis, which could be useful for readers who would like to apply these techniques in practice.” (Piotr Nowak, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2017)

Linda Peters, PhD Candidate on the field of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp; Project Manager and Statistician Social Security at a government agency and Expert Social Protection for international projects. As a PhD candidate she is involved in the application of Real Option theory to Global Public Policy and her research contributes to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Her research interests include: Real Options, Global Public Policy, Social Protection, Models of Decision-Making, Probability Distributions.

• Introduction.- Comparison of Real Options Analysis and Other Methods.- Real Options Methods Illustrated.- The Impact of Probability Distributions.

“Real options analysis is an important tool in the process of evaluation of investment projects with a long time horizon, which are subject to internal and external uncertainties. … The book is interesting from a practical point of view. … it provides an explanation of the techniques of real option analysis, which could be useful for readers who would like to apply these techniques in practice.” (Piotr Nowak, Mathematical Reviews, March, 2017)