Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 830850, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/830850
Research Article

Option-Game Approach to Analyze Technology Innovation Investment under Fuzzy Environment

College of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China

Received 20 September 2012; Accepted 14 November 2012

Academic Editor: Jian-Wen Peng

Copyright © 2012 Yingshuang Tan and Yong Long. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Based on the model of symmetric and asymmetric duopoly option game, this paper discusses the present value of profit flows and the sunk investment costs for the trapezoidal fuzzy number. It constructs the fuzzy expressions of the investment value and investment threshold of followers and leaders under fuzzy environment and conducts numerical analysis. This offers a kind of explanation to the investment strategies under fuzzy environment.