We develop a new approach to modeling the volatility of stock prices that overcomes well-known problems with using realized volatility as a proxy for integrated volatility. Using high-frequency data for SPY, an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500, we estimate the parameters of a...

This paper develops a discrete-time general equilibrium model of insurance using standard techniques of intertemporal finance. The underlying source of uncertainty is modeled as a marked point process. The paper begins by characterizing Walrasian equilibrium on the event tree generated by the...