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48 results for convex measurement

The paper explores non-convex risk measures and their characterizations.

problem Characterizing non-convex risk measures without convexity or weak convexity.
method Characterizes monetary risk measures as lower envelopes of families of convex or coherent risk measures, considering law-invariance and SSD-consistency.
result Unified representation theorems for law-invariant risk measures, including VaR.

Study cash-subadditive risk measures without quasi-convexity.

problem Cash subadditivity without quasi-convexity.
method Represent cash-subadditive risk measures as lower envelopes of quasi-convex measures and introduce quasi-star-shapedness.
result General cash-subadditive risk measures can be represented as lower envelopes of quasi-convex measures.

Optimal hedging framework with variational preferences under convex risk measures.

problem Optimal hedging with variational preferences under convex risk measures.
method Theoretical hedging optimization framework with dual representation of risk measures and utilities.
result Derivation of optimality and indifference pricing conditions.

Submodularity is studied for convex risk measures, including Expected Shortfall.

problem Characterizing submodularity in convex risk measures.
method Analyzing submodularity properties of law-invariant coherent risk measures, including Expected Shortfall and Value-at-Risk.
result AES is submodular only when it reduces to ES, and empirical analysis shows AES violations are less frequent than VaR and ES violations.

Optimal risk sharing without convex preferences using aggregate convexity.

problem Risk sharing among non-convex preferences.
method Aggregate convexity principles and Lyapunov convexity, combined with approximation arguments for law invariant risk measures.
result Derivation of a computationally tractable formula for the conjugate of the value function.

In the present contribution we characterize law determined convex risk measures that have convex level sets at the level of distributions. By relaxing the assumptions in Weber (2006), we show that these risk measures can be identified with a class of generalized shortfall risk measures. As a direct consequence, we are …

2014-11-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper introduces length measures for curves and convex shapes, proving isoperimetric and distance properties.

problem Characterizing and comparing convex shapes using length measures.
method Developed length measures for curves and convex shapes, derived properties, and introduced a new distance metric.
result Unique convex curve maximizes signed area among curves with same length measure.

New illumination bodies defined for ball-convex shapes, proving convexity and establishing surface area measures.

problem Characterizing properties of ball-convex shapes.
method Introducing illumination bodies and weighted illumination bodies, proving convexity, and establishing surface area measures.
result Illumination bodies are convex and provide surface area measures for ball-convex shapes.

The paper refines and generalizes worst-case law invariant convex risk measures.

problem Developing robust convex risk measures under uncertainty sets.
method Generalizing closed forms for worst-case law invariant convex risk measures with uncertainty sets based on norms and moment constraints.
result Explicit closed forms for convex risk measures are developed and assessed through numerical simulations.

Paper infers intrinsic dimension from quasi-convex measurements.

problem Inferring intrinsic dimension from measurements by quasi-convex functions.
method Developed a method using filtration of Dowker complexes based on discrete data of point orderings.
result Correct intrinsic dimension can be inferred in the limit of large data under generic assumptions.

The Gauss curvature measure of a pointed Euclidean convex body is a measure on the unit sphere which extends the notion of Gauss curvature to non-smooth bodies. Alexandrov's problem consists in finding a convex body with given curvature measure. In Euclidean space, A.D. Alexandrov gave a necessary and sufficient condit…

2019-03-15abs ↗pdf ↗

New tools study curvature measures of convex bodies, revealing structured spaces.

problem Investigate translation invariant curvature measures of convex bodies.
method Introduce new tools to study curvature measures, proving conjectures about their structure.
result Space of curvature measures has length at most 2 as a representation of the general linear group in degrees 0 and n-2.

The paper characterizes dynamic return and star-shaped risk measures via BSDEs.

problem Characterizing dynamic return and star-shaped risk measures.
method Characterization of star-shaped functionals and BSDEs.
result Existence of convex BSDEs with non-empty set of supersolutions.

New theorem proves convex bodies with specific curvature measures are rescaled Wulff shapes.

problem Characterizing convex bodies based on anisotropic curvature measures.
method Analyzing k-th anisotropic curvature measures and their relation to anisotropic perimeter.
result Arbitrary convex bodies with specific curvature measures are rescaled Wulff shapes.

New weighted surface area measures for convex bodies with applications.

problem Generalizing surface area measures to weighted Borel measures.
method Formulating and analyzing weighted surface area measures, proving integral formula and Bézout-type inequality.
result New integral formula for mixed measure of three bodies, generalizing Bézout-type inequality.

This paper optimizes functions of probability measures using particle gradient descent for displacement convex functions.

problem Optimizing functions of probability measures with displacement convex properties.
method Particle gradient descent applied to displacement convex functions with theoretical guarantees.
result Finite number of particles and computations are sufficient to find optimal solutions for displacement convex functions.

Paper discusses natural quasiconvexity and its relation to decomposable sums in risk measures.

problem Understanding natural quasiconvexity and its implications in risk measures.
method Relates natural quasiconvexity to decomposable sums, proposes a general treatment of convexity index, and proves equivalence for certain spaces.
result Natural quasiconvexity and convexity are equivalent for conditional risk measures on LpL^p spaces under mild conditions.

New set-valued star-shaped risk measures introduced for better risk assessment.

problem Improving risk assessment in financial contexts.
method Developed new set-valued star-shaped risk measures and proved their representation theorems.
result Set-valued star-shaped risk measures can be represented as unions of set-valued convex risk measures.

We study convex risk measures describing the upper and lower bounds of a good deal bound, which is a subinterval of a no-arbitrage pricing bound. We call such a convex risk measure a good deal valuation and give a set of equivalent conditions for its existence in terms of market. A good deal valuation is characterized …

2011-08-05abs ↗pdf ↗

New surface area measures defined for ball-convex bodies, leading to entropy and inequalities.

problem Defining and analyzing surface area measures for ball-convex bodies.
method Introducing LpL_p relative surface areas, proving invariance and inequalities, and using geometric interpretations.
result Established inequalities and a new notion of entropy for ball-convex bodies.

Sharp bounds found for various risk measures using generalized FGM copulas.

problem Finding sharp bounds for risk measures in high dimensions.
method Proved that generalized FGM copulas form a convex polytope, used this structure to find bounds for risk measures.
result Sharp analytical bounds for convex risk measures in the class of generalized FGM copulas.

We introduce a particular class of unbounded closed convex sets of Rd+1\R^{d+1}, called F-convex sets (F stands for future). To define them, we use the Minkowski bilinear form of signature (+,...,+,)(+,...,+,-) instead of the usual scalar product, and we ask the Gauss map to be a surjection onto the hyperbolic space $\H^d$. Impo…

2013-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The family of admissible positions in a transaction costs model is a random closed set, which is convex in case of proportional transaction costs. However, the convexity fails, e.g. in case of fixed transaction costs or when only a finite number of transfers are possible. The paper presents an approach to measure risks…

2019-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper gives an overview of the theory of dynamic convex risk measures for random variables in discrete time setting. We summarize robust representation results of conditional convex risk measures, and we characterize various time consistency properties of dynamic risk measures in terms of acceptance sets, penalty …

2010-02-19abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops a new approach to conditional risk measures using modular convex analysis.

problem Developing a new method for conditional risk measures.
method Random modular approach to conditional certainty equivalents and niveloids in the conditional LL^{\infty}-space.
result Retrieves a conditional variational formula for optimized certainty equivalents and applies it to the conditional entropic risk measure.

The Gauss Image Measure uniquely identifies dual convex bodies up to dilation.

problem Identifying dual convex bodies based on their Gauss Image Measure.
method Analyzing the Gauss Image Measure and its properties to establish the uniqueness of dual bodies.
result Dual convex bodies are equal up to a dilation on each path-connected component of the support of the measure.

The paper studies curvature measures and volume-preserving flows on convex bodies.

problem Characterizing and understanding convex bodies through anisotropic curvature measures.
method Developed anisotropic curvature measures, used Minkowski formulas and Heintze-Karcher inequalities, and analyzed volume-preserving flows.
result Characterized Wulff shapes via anisotropic curvature measures and proved convergence of volume-preserving flows.

This paper deals with multidimensional dynamic risk measures induced by conditional gg-expectations. A notion of multidimensional gg-expectation is proposed to provide a multidimensional version of nonlinear expectations. By a technical result on explicit expressions for the comparison theorem, uniqueness theorem and…

2010-11-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Dual representations for robust risk measures and uncertainty sets.

problem Characterizing continuity of robust risk measures and their uncertainty sets.
method Develop dual representations for robust risk measures and uncertainty sets based on distinct geometric assumptions.
result Two dual frameworks for consolidated uncertainty sets are complementary, not interchangeable.

The paper analyzes elicitability of return risk measures and their scoring functions.

problem Elicitability of return risk measures and their scoring functions.
method Dual representation results for convex and geometrically convex return risk measures, axiomatic characterizations of Orlicz premia, and construction of strictly consistent scoring functions.
result Orlicz premia are the only elicitable return risk measures under different sets of conditions.

We prove some results concerning the boundary of a convex set in $\H^n$. This includes the convergence of curvature measures under Hausdorff convergence of the sets, the study of normal points, and, for convex surfaces, a generalized Gauss equation and some natural characterizations of the regular part of the Gaussian …

2017-10-05abs ↗pdf ↗