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January 2004 A stochastic representation theorem with applications to optimization and obstacle problems
Peter Bank, Nicole El Karoui
Ann. Probab. 32(1B): 1030-1067 (January 2004). DOI: 10.1214/aop/1079021471

Abstract

We study a new type of representation problem for optional processes with connections to singular control, optimal stopping and dynamic allocation problems. As an application, we show how to solve a variant of Skorohod's obstacle problem in the context of backward stochastic differential equations.

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Peter Bank. Nicole El Karoui. "A stochastic representation theorem with applications to optimization and obstacle problems." Ann. Probab. 32 (1B) 1030 - 1067, January 2004. https://doi.org/10.1214/aop/1079021471

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Published: January 2004
First available in Project Euclid: 11 March 2004

zbMATH: 1058.60022
MathSciNet: MR2044673
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aop/1079021471

Subjects:
Primary: 60G07 , 60G40 , 60H25

Keywords: Gittins index , inhomogeneous convexity , Optimal stopping , Representation problem for optional processes , singular control , Skorohod problem

Rights: Copyright © 2004 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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