hal-00090377, version 1
A stochastic target formulation for optimal switching problems in finite horizon
Stochastics and Stochastics Reports 81, 2 (2009) 171-197
Résumé : We consider a general optimal switching problem for a controlled diffusion and show that its value coincides with the value of a well suited stochastic target problem associated to a diffusion with jumps. The proof consists in showing that the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations of both problems are the same and in proving a comparison principle for this equation. This provides a new family of lower bounds for the optimal switching problem which can be computed by Monte-Carlo methods. This result has also a nice economical interpretation in terms of firm's valuation.
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- CNRS : UMR7599 – Université Pierre et Marie Curie [UPMC] - Paris VI – Université Paris VII - Paris Diderot
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- Centre de Recherche en Économie et STatistique (CREST)
- Domaine : Mathématiques/Probabilités
- Mots-clés : Optimal switching – impulse control – stochastic targets – jump diffusion processes – viscosity solutions – comparison principle
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