This paper proposes a closed-form solution for pricing an American put option on a non-dividend paying stock based on an optimally early-exercise strategy. An American put option should be early-exercised when the maximum option premium of early exercise is not less than the value of its...

This article addresses to the appropriate modeling of loss given default (LGD) for the retail business sector. We assume small or mid-size loans that are assigned in a standardized way and collateralized by residential or commercial property. The focus on this specific type of loans entails two...

In this paper, we provide theoretical arguments and empirical evidence for how Genetic Algorithms (GA) can be used for efficient estimation of macro-level diffusion models. Using simulations we find that GA and Sequential Search-Based-Nonlinear Least Squares (SSB-NLS) provide comparable...

This paper introduces population growth in the Uzawa–Lucas model, analyzing the implications of the choice of the welfare criterion on the model's outcome. Traditional growth theory assumes population growth to be exponential, but this is not a realistic assumption (see Brida and Accinelli,...

Bucci et al. (J Econ 103:83–99, <CitationRef CitationID="CR3">2011</CitationRef>) argue that under two parametric restrictions, there exists a closed-form solution path to the two-sector endogenous growth model of Lucas–Uzawa. However, they assume that the value function is a function of both the current and the initial values of the...</citationref>

In this paper we discuss a new approach to extend a class of solvable stochastic volatility models (SVM). Usually, classical SVM adopt a CEV process for instantaneous variance where the CEV parameter γ takes just few values: 0—the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, 1/2—the Heston (or square...

The optimal dividend problem is a classic problem in corporate finance though an early contribution to this problem can be traced back to the seminal work of an actuary, Bruno De Finetti, in the late 1950s. Nowadays, there is a leap of literature on the optimal dividend problem. However, most of...

This paper provides a methodology for valuing a basket Loan CDS (LCDS) by considering both default and prepayment risks. Under ¡°top down¡± and intensity framework, using a single-factor model, correlated default and prepayment risks are considered, where the stochastic interest rate is used...

We introduce demographic shocks in a multi-sector endogenous growth model, a-la Uzawa-Lucas. We show that an analytical solution of the stochastic problem can be found, under the restriction that the capital share equals both the inverse of the intertemporal elasticity of substitution and the...

We are currently witnessing a boom in the real estate industry worldwide, and presale investing (or “Buying Off Plan”, as it is known in Europe) is increasingly popular. This paper conducts a pricing model based on the real option method to assess presale houses. This paper takes into...