GANs may not have Nash equilibria, but proximal training can find solutions.
problem Existence of Nash equilibria in GANs optimization.
method Proximal training approach to find solutions.
result Proximal training finds solutions to GAN problems.
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The paper solves stochastic control problems with implicit objectives, finding equilibrium strategies.
problem Stochastic control problems with implicitly defined objectives leading to time-inconsistency.
method Closed-loop equilibrium solutions in a controlled diffusion framework, providing sufficient and necessary conditions.
result Explicit characterization of equilibrium portfolio strategies in terms of ordinary differential equations.
Path-independent equilibrium models improve network performance on harder problems.
problem Improving network performance on harder problem instances.
method Investigated path-independent equilibrium models and their impact on network performance.
result Path independence correlates with better performance on harder problem instances.
We study an infinite-horizon discrete-time optimal stopping problem under non-exponential discounting. A new method, which we call the iterative approach, is developed to find subgame perfect Nash equilibria. When the discount function induces decreasing impatience, we establish the existence of an equilibrium through …
Study proves existence of equilibrium in incomplete economies with discontinuous volatility.
problem Existence of incomplete Radner equilibrium with nondegenerate endogenous volatility.
method Established existence of solution for Markovian quadratic BSDEs with discontinuous generators using unique continuation and backward uniqueness.
result Existence of incomplete Radner equilibrium with nondegenerate endogenous volatility.
A \emph{new} notion of equilibrium, which we call \emph{strong equilibrium}, is introduced for time-inconsistent stopping problems in continuous time. Compared to the existing notions introduced in ArXiv: 1502.03998 and ArXiv: 1709.05181, which in this paper are called \emph{mild equilibrium} and \emph{weak equilibrium…
A Finsler Geometrical Programming for the Nonlinear Complementarity Problem of Traffic Equilibriummath.OC
Geometric programming approach for traffic equilibrium problems.
problem Optimizing traffic equilibrium in transportation systems.
method Finslerian dynamical model for nonlinear complementarity problems.
result Effective solution for various equilibrium problems in transportation.
Study time-inconsistent consumption-investment in incomplete markets with general discount functions.
problem Time-inconsistent consumption-investment problems in incomplete markets.
method Coupled forward-backward stochastic differential equation approach.
result Uniqueness of open-loop equilibrium pair proved.
This paper is the continuation of "Pricing with coherent risk" and deals with further applications of coherent risk measures to problems of finance. First, we study the optimization problem. Three forms of this problem are considered. Furthermore, the results obtained are applied to the optimality pricing. Again three …
Study equilibrium consumption habits in a large population using mean field games.
problem Equilibrium consumption under external habit formation in a large population.
method Formulated and solved mean field games for linear and multiplicative habit formation preferences, constructed approximate Nash equilibria for large n-player games.
result Characterized mean field equilibrium strategies and derived financial implications.
The paper explores how investors make decisions under disappointment aversion, finding that they prefer not to invest.
problem Continuous-time portfolio selection under generalized disappointment aversion.
method Sufficient and necessary condition for equilibrium strategies via fully nonlinear integral equation.
result Equilibrium strategy under disappointment aversion leads to less investment in the stock market compared to classical utility theory.
Weak equilibria for time-inconsistent control: with applications to investment-withdrawal decisionsmath.OC
The paper defines and solves time-inconsistent stopping control problems in multi-dimensional diffusion models.
problem Time-inconsistent problems in control and stopping strategies.
method Formal definition of weak equilibria, extended HJB system, and verification methodology.
result Explicit equilibrium solutions and existence of non-constant equilibria.
Paper characterizes equilibrium strategies for stochastic control with higher-order moments.
problem Stochastic control problems with higher-order moments.
method Novel characterization of time-consistent control problems, deriving equilibrium conditions via BSDEs.
result Derives sufficient and necessary conditions for an open-loop Nash equilibrium control (ONEC) in a novel way.
A moment constraint that limits the number of dividends in the optimal dividend problem is suggested. This leads to a new type of time-inconsistent stochastic impulse control problem. First, the optimal solution in the precommitment sense is derived. Second, the problem is formulated as an intrapersonal sequential dyna…
In this paper, we solve the time inconsistent portfolio selection problem by using different utility functions with a moving target as our constraint. We solve this problem by finding an equilibrium control under the given definition as our optimal control. We firstly derive a sufficient equilibrium condition for secon…
Study examines strategic exit timing in uncertain competition.
problem Timing of strategic exit decisions in competitive markets with uncertainty.
method Constructs a stochastic game equilibrium for exit strategies involving state variable and posterior belief process.
result Unique equilibrium found for symmetric Bayesian players.
Equilibrium Portfolio Selection under Utility-Variance Analysis of Log Returns in Incomplete Marketsq-fin.PM
The paper solves a portfolio selection problem in incomplete markets by balancing utility and risk.
problem Time-inconsistent portfolio selection in incomplete markets.
method Characterizes equilibrium via a coupled quadratic BSDE system, introduces approximate equilibrium for general cases.
result Established existence theory for equilibrium strategies in special and general cases.
Deterministic Policy Gradient for Learning Equilibrium in Time-Inconsistent Control Problemsq-fin.CP
Develops a reinforcement learning algorithm for learning deterministic equilibrium policies in time-inconsistent control problems.
problem Learning equilibrium policies in time-inconsistent control problems.
method Continuous-time model-free reinforcement learning algorithm using deterministic policy gradient approach.
result Learned equilibrium policies in general time-inconsistent control problems.
For an infinite-horizon continuous-time optimal stopping problem under non-exponential discounting, we look for an optimal equilibrium, which generates larger values than any other equilibrium does on the entire state space. When the discount function is log sub-additive and the state process is one-dimensional, an opt…
In optimization, the negative gradient of a function denotes the direction of steepest descent. Furthermore, traveling in any direction orthogonal to the gradient maintains the value of the function. In this work, we show that these orthogonal directions that are ignored by gradient descent can be critical in equilibri…
Two-cycle GEILA equilibria are OLG equilibria and vice versa, with applications to indeterminacy and bubbles.
problem Relationship between GEILA and OLG models.
method Proof of equilibrium equivalence and application to indeterminacy and bubbles.
result GEILA and OLG models are equivalent under certain conditions.
In this paper, we formulate a general time-inconsistent stochastic linear--quadratic (LQ) control problem. The time-inconsistency arises from the presence of a quadratic term of the expected state as well as a state-dependent term in the objective functional. We define an equilibrium, instead of optimal, solution withi…
Deep RL solves complex economic models with heterogeneous agents.
problem Solving models with heterogeneous economic actors is difficult.
method Reinforcement Learning techniques for solving general equilibrium models.
result Successfully captures economic behaviors induced by age-based health risks.
In this paper, we continue our study on a general time-inconsistent stochastic linear--quadratic (LQ) control problem originally formulated in [6]. We derive a necessary and sufficient condition for equilibrium controls via a flow of forward--backward stochastic differential equations. When the state is one dimensional…
Backward stochastic difference equations on lattices with application to market equilibrium analysismath.PR
Study BSΔE on lattices for asset price analysis.
problem Optimal investment and market equilibrium analysis in asset price models.
method Backward stochastic difference equations on lattices.
result Applications to optimal investment and market equilibrium analysis.
We consider three generalizations of the isoperimetric problem to higher codimension and provide results on equilibrium, stability, and minimization.
Proposes a robust equilibrium strategy for mean-variance portfolio selection.
problem Time-inconsistency in mean-variance portfolio selection.
method Introduces a novel definition of robust equilibrium strategy and solves the corresponding PDE system.
result A classical solution to the PDE system implies a robust equilibrium strategy.
Gradient equilibrium improves online learning performance without requiring sublinear regret.
problem Achieving sublinear regret in online learning.
method Gradient equilibrium: average of gradients converges to zero.
result Gradient equilibrium can be achieved by standard online learning methods.
The paper examines Nash equilibrium in GANs for stationary Gaussian processes.
problem Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in GANs for stationary Gaussian processes.
method Analyzes the existence of Nash equilibrium in GANs for stationary Gaussian processes, considering different discriminator families.
result The existence of Nash equilibrium depends on the discriminator family and symmetry properties of the generator family.
Deep neural network solves large multi-agent games for Markovian Nash equilibrium.
problem Finding Markovian Nash equilibrium in large multi-agent stochastic differential games.
method Reformulate as decoupled decision problems, solve iteratively using deep BSDE method.
result Proposed algorithm accurately finds Nash equilibrium in large games.
Enhanced diffusion sampling improves rare event sampling in biomolecular simulations.
problem Efficiently sampling rare transition events in biomolecular systems.
method Quantitative steering protocols to generate biased ensembles and exact reweighting.
result Fast, accurate, and scalable estimation of equilibrium properties.
By generalizing the measurements on the game experiments of mixed strategy Nash equilibrium, we study the dynamical pattern in a representative dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE). The DSGE model describes the entanglements of the three variables (output gap [], inflation [] and nominal interest rate [$…
Enhanced diffusion sampling tackles rare event sampling in biomolecular simulations.
problem Efficiently sampling rare transition events in biomolecular simulations.
method Quantitative steering protocols to generate biased ensembles, followed by exact reweighting.
result Fast, accurate, and scalable estimation of equilibrium properties for folding free energies.
Develops a game-theoretic approach to solve SGEP efficiently.
problem Efficiently solving the symmetric generalized eigenvalue problem for large datasets.
method Formulates SGEP as a Nash equilibrium in a game-theoretic context and develops a parallelizable algorithm.
result Achieves runtime complexity, making it feasible for large-scale problems.
The paper solves portfolio selection for complex preferences in continuous time.
problem Dynamic portfolio selection for nonlinear preferences with time inconsistency.
method Stochastic maximum principle and verification theorems for equilibrium strategies.
result Equilibrium strategies derived in closed form for CRRA and CARA preferences.
The theorems we proved describe the structure of economic equilibrium in the exchange economy model. We have studied the structure of property vectors under given structure of demand vectors at which given price vector is equilibrium one. On this ground, we describe the general structure of the equilibrium state and gi…
The study examines different types of equilibria for stopping problems in one-dimensional diffusion processes.
problem Characterizing and comparing different types of equilibria for time-inconsistent stopping problems.
method Analyzes log sub-additive discount functions and one-dimensional diffusion processes to derive necessary and sufficient conditions for weak equilibria and other types of equilibria.
result Conditions for weak equilibria and their implications for other types of equilibria are provided.
We establish a connection between capillary floating in neutral equilibrium and the billiard ball problem. This allows us to reduce the question of floating in neutral equilibrium at any orientation with a prescribed contact angle for infinite homogeneous cylinders to a question about billiard caustics for their orthog…
Investigates time-inconsistent portfolio selection under MMV preferences.
problem Time-inconsistent optimal strategies for MMV preferences.
method Nash equilibrium controls for MMV and MV preferences, solving FBSDE and HJB equations.
result MMV optimal strategies lead to higher investment amounts than MV strategies, narrowing over time.
We combine general equilibrium theory and theorie generale of stochastic processes to derive structural results about equilibrium state prices.
PAPAL algorithm finds mixed Nash equilibria in continuous games.
problem Finding mixed Nash equilibria in non-convex, non-concave games.
method Particle-based Primal-Dual Algorithm (PAPAL) for weakly entropy-regularized min-max optimization.
result PAPAL offers non-asymptotic convergence guarantees for -mixed Nash equilibrium.
Optimizes dividend payments to balance risk and reward.
problem Maximizing mean-variance of accumulated discounted dividends up to ruin.
method Develops a time-consistent equilibrium strategy using a verification lemma.
result Equilibrium strategy is a barrier strategy for low risk aversion.
The paper analyzes optimal dividend and capital injection strategies under time-inconsistent preferences.
problem Optimal dividend and capital injection strategies under time-inconsistent preferences.
method Diffusion risk model with general discount functions, weak equilibrium definition, HJB equation system.
result Explicit solutions and threshold types of optimal strategies derived under different discount functions.
A new approach to MV portfolio optimization with jumps and RL.
problem Continuous-time Mean-Variance portfolio optimization with jumps.
method Jump-diffusion process, Reinforcement Learning, time-inconsistent control (TIC), Actor-Critic RL algorithm.
result The proposed RL model is profitable in real-world market data.
Study optimal stopping for group with diverse discount rates using an attitude function.
problem Optimal stopping for a group with diverse discount rates under an aggregation preference.
method Develop iterative approach using consistent planning for time-consistent equilibria.
result Characterize all time-consistent mild equilibria as fixed points of an operator.
A key problem in financial mathematics is the forecasting of financial crashes: if we perturb asset prices, will financial institutions fail on a massive scale? This was recently shown to be a computationally intractable (NP-hard) problem. Financial crashes are inherently difficult to predict, even for a regulator whic…
Quasitoric manifolds, introduced by M. Davis and T. Januskiewicz in 1991, are topological generalizations of smooth complex projective spaces. In 1992, Banchoff and Kühnel constructed a 10-vertex equilibrium triangulations of $\CP^2$. We generalize this construction for quasitoric manifolds and construct some equilibri…
Study dynamic equilibrium with insider and general uninformed agent preferences.
problem Analyzing asymmetric information and general utility functions in a continuous-time economy.
method Introducing a new method to prove existence of a partial communication equilibrium (PCE) for agents with general utility functions.
result Identify the equilibrium price in the small and large risk aversion limits for agents with power utility.