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48 results for Tail Asymptotics

SS-GEN simulates rare events in heavy and light-tailed data.

problem Estimating probabilities of extreme events in multivariate data.
method Self-Similar Generative Estimation (SS-GEN) decomposes tail distribution into radial and angular components.
result SS-GEN generates representative extreme scenarios and estimates rare-event probabilities beyond observed data.

Study on error probability for classification of heavy-tailed renewal processes.

problem Error probability in classification of heavy-tailed renewal processes.
method Asymptotic expressions for Bhattacharyya bound on misclassification error probabilities.
result Obtained asymptotic expressions for misclassification error probabilities.

The paper examines how heavy-tailed risks behave under Gaussian copula models.

problem Understanding tail risk probabilities with heavy-tailed marginal risks and Gaussian dependence.
method Modeling heavy-tailed risks using regular variation and analyzing tail probabilities under Gaussian copula.
result The rate of decay of tail set probabilities varies with the type of tail sets and Gaussian correlation matrix.

The paper uses EVT to improve tail risk measures under ambiguity sets.

problem Misspecification of tail risk measures leads to inflated risk estimates.
method Applies Extreme Value Theory to derive worst-case tail risk under ambiguity sets.
result Proposes a tail-calibrated ambiguity design that preserves nominal tail asymptotic scaling.

Paper studies second order tail probabilities in risk models.

problem Analyzing tail probabilities in risk models with constant interest force.
method Asymptotic expansion and weighted Kesten-type inequality for second order subexponential random variables.
result Second order asymptotic formulae for continuous-time renewal risk models are derived.

We present sharp tail asymptotics for the density and the distribution function of linear combinations of correlated log-normal random variables, that is, exponentials of components of a correlated Gaussian vector. The asymptotic behavior turns out to depend on the correlation between the components, and the explicit s…

2013-09-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Correlation mixtures of elliptical copulas arise when the correlation parameter is driven itself by a latent random process. For such copulas, both penultimate and asymptotic tail dependence are much larger than for ordinary elliptical copulas with the same unconditional correlation. Furthermore, for Gaussian and Stude…

2009-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

In the presence of a layer of metaprobabilities (from uncertainty concerning the parameters), the asymptotic tail exponent corresponds to the lowest possible tail exponent regardless of its probability. The problem explains "Black Swan" effects, i.e., why measurements tend to chronically underestimate tail contribution…

2012-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

New insights into tail behavior of heavy-tailed random vectors and processes.

problem Understanding tail behavior of aggregates of heavy-tailed random vectors.
method Analyzing multivariate regularly varying random vectors and Lévy processes.
result More than one large jump can determine tail behavior of aggregates.

For a risk vector VV, whose components are shared among agents by some random mechanism, we obtain asymptotic lower and upper bounds for the individual agents' exposure risk and the aggregated risk in the market. Risk is measured by Value-at-Risk or Conditional Tail Expectation. We assume Pareto tails for the componen…

2015-03-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Study heavy-tailed weights' impact on neural network's spectral distribution.

problem Analyzing spectral distribution of conjugate kernel matrices with heavy-tailed weights.
method Computed limiting eigenvalue distribution through moments, considering heavy-tailed distributions and nonlinear activation functions.
result Heavy-tailed weights induce strong correlations, leading to fundamentally different spectral behavior.

Study examines implied volatility behavior in Bachelier model.

problem Characterizing implied volatility in Bachelier model for large strikes.
method Exploiting regular variation theory, derived explicit expressions for Bachelier implied volatility.
result Established a rigorous connection between characteristic function analyticity and volatility smile asymptotic slope.

This paper improves tail dependence analysis by introducing a path-based approach.

problem The classical tail dependence coefficient fails to capture non-exchangeable features of tail dependence.
method The paper introduces a path-based maximal tail dependence approach to capture the most pronounced feature of dependence over all possible paths.
result The paper proves the existence and provides an explicit characterization of the path-based maximal TDC, improving analytical and computational tractability.

The paper studies quantile contributions and their relationship with order statistics in heavy-tailed distributions.

problem Challenges of classical statistical models in heavy-tailed distributions.
method Theoretical study of quantile contribution statistic and its relationship with order statistics. Derivation of closed-form expression for joint CDF of order statistics and quantile contributions.
result Established asymptotic normality of quantile contributions and characterized their limiting distribution.

Study asymptotic properties of generalized shortfall risk measures for heavy-tailed risks.

problem Understanding risk measures for heavy-tailed risks.
method Derive asymptotic expansions for generalized shortfall risk measures.
result Unified theory for risk measures including distortion and utility-based measures.

Derives derivatives of risk measures for various types of portfolio losses.

problem Calculating precise risk measures for portfolio losses.
method Analyzes first and second order derivatives of risk measures for both continuous and discrete portfolio loss scenarios.
result Provides asymptotic results for conditional moments of heavy-tailed portfolio losses.

In this paper we discuss the asymptotic behaviour of random contractions X=RSX=RS, where RR, with distribution function FF, is a positive random variable independent of S(0,1)S\in (0,1). Random contractions appear naturally in insurance and finance. Our principal contribution is the derivation of the tail asymptotics of $X…

2010-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal algorithm identifies best arm for risk measures in heavy-tailed distributions.

problem Identifying the arm with smallest CVaR, VaR, or weighted sum of CVaR and mean from heavy-tailed distributions.
method Multi-armed bandit best-arm identification framework, solving non-convex optimization problem.
result Optimal δ-correct algorithm with matching lower bound on expected samples.

We introduce a new functional measure of tail dependence for weakly dependent (asymptotically independent) random vectors, termed weak tail dependence function. The new measure is defined at the level of copulas and we compute it for several copula families such as the Gaussian copula, copulas of a class of Gaussian mi…

2014-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Study examines robust regression in high dimensions with heavy-tailed data.

problem Analyzing robust regression in high-dimensional settings with heavy-tailed data.
method Sharp asymptotic characterisation of M-estimators and ridge regression in elliptical distributions.
result Ridge regression is optimal and universal for finite second moments but can decay faster without them.

The study examines when large trades are considered news or liquidity shocks in a market model.

problem Understanding when large trades are news or liquidity shocks in a market model.
method A sequential competitive limit order book model with asymmetric information and Student-t tails for liquidity demand.
result Heavy-tailed liquidity demand flattens and concavifies price impact, delaying price discovery.

We study the problems related to the estimation of the Gini index in presence of a fat-tailed data generating process, i.e. one in the stable distribution class with finite mean but infinite variance (i.e. with tail index α(1,2)α\in(1,2)). We show that, in such a case, the Gini coefficient cannot be reliably estimated usin…

2017-07-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Econometric framework integrates heavy-tailed distributions with behavioral probability weighting for better asset pricing.

problem Underestimation of Value-at-Risk by traditional models in asset pricing.
method Developed an econometric framework combining heavy-tailed Student's tt distributions with behavioral probability weighting.
result Student's tt specifications outperform Gaussian models in 88.4% of cases, reducing underestimation of Value-at-Risk by 16.5 percentage points.

In [16], a new family of vector-valued risk measures called multivariate expectiles is introduced. In this paper, we focus on the asymptotic behavior of these measures in a multivariate regular variations context. For models with equivalent tails, we propose an estimator of these multivariate asymptotic expectiles, in …

2017-04-24abs ↗pdf ↗

The tail of the distribution of a sum of a random number of independent and identically distributed nonnegative random variables depends on the tails of the number of terms and of the terms themselves. This situation is of interest in the collective risk model, where the total claim size in a portfolio is the sum of a …

2007-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified asymptotic treatment for VaR- and expectile-based systemic risk measures.

problem Analyzing systemic risk measures under extreme system-wide disasters.
method Classified systemic risk measures into VaR- and expectile-based families, introduced new ICE and SICE measures, and provided second-order asymptotic results.
result Second-order asymptotics provide more accurate tail approximations for systemic risk measures.

The goal of this paper is to study organized flocking behavior and systemic risk in heterogeneous mean-field interacting diffusions. We illustrate in a number of case studies the effect of heterogeneity in the behavior of systemic risk in the system, i.e., the risk that several agents default simultaneously as a result…

2016-07-28abs ↗pdf ↗

A new algebra for probabilistic programming improves tail behavior accuracy.

problem Inaccurate tail behavior in probabilistic models based on neural networks.
method Developed a three-parameter tail asymptotics algebra based on the generalized Gamma distribution.
result Inference algorithms using the heavy-tailed algebra achieve superior performance.

In this paper we study the asymptotic decay of finite time ruin probabilities for an insurance company that faces heavy-tailed claims, uses predictable investment strategies and makes investments in risky assets whose prices evolve according to quite general semimartingales. We show that the ruin problem corresponds to…

2008-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Accurate goodness-of-fit tests for the extreme tails of empirical distributions is a very important issue, relevant in many contexts, including geophysics, insurance, and finance. We have derived exact asymptotic results for a generalization of the large-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, well suited to testing these extr…

2012-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the asymptotic behavior of the difference ΔραX,Y:=ρα(X+Y)ρα(X)Δρ^{X, Y}_α:= ρ_α(X + Y) - ρ_α(X) as α1α\rightarrow 1, where ραρ_α is a risk measure equipped with a confidence level parameter 0<α<10 < α< 1, and where XX and YY are non-negative random variables whose tail probability functions are regularly varying. The case where …

2017-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Study connects covariance cleaning theory to information theory for heavy-tailed distributions.

problem Optimizing covariance matrices for heavy-tailed distributions using information theory.
method Minimizing Frobenius norm and information loss between true and estimated covariance matrices.
result Asymptotic regime of large matrices minimizes information loss for Student's t distributions.