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Robust Exploratory Stopping under Ambiguity in Reinforcement Learning

We propose and analyze a continuous-time robust reinforcement learning framework for optimal stopping under ambiguity. In this framework, an agent chooses a robust exploratory stopping time motivated by two objectives: robust decision-making under ambiguity and learning about the unknown environment

Holy Grail Math 8.5 Rigor 5.5 ·  October 11, 2025

Long-range dependent mortality modeling with cointegration

Empirical studies with publicly available life tables identify long-range dependence (LRD) in national mortality data. Although the longevity market is supposed to benchmark against the national force of mortality, insurers are more concerned about the forces of mortality associated with their own p

Lab Rats Math 8.5 Rigor 4.5 ·  March 12, 2025

Robust Time-inconsistent Linear-Quadratic Stochastic Controls: A Stochastic Differential Game Approach

This paper studies robust time-inconsistent (TIC) linear-quadratic stochastic control problems, formulated by stochastic differential games. By a spike variation approach, we derive sufficient conditions for achieving the Nash equilibrium, which corresponds to a time-consistent (TC) robust policy, u

Lab Rats Math 8.5 Rigor 2.5 ·  June 29, 2023

Robust dividend policy: Equivalence of Epstein-Zin and Maenhout preferences

In a continuous-time economy, this paper formulates the Epstein-Zin preference for discounted dividends received by an investor as an Epstein-Zin singular control utility. We introduce a backward stochastic differential equation with an aggregator integrated with respect to a singular control, prove

Lab Rats Math 9.5 Rigor 1.5 ·  June 18, 2024

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