Equilibrium control theory for Kihlstrom-Mirman preferences in continuous time

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Main Authors: Aquino, Luca De Gennaro, Desmettre, Sascha, Havrylenko, Yevhen, Steffensen, Mogens
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author Aquino, Luca De Gennaro
Desmettre, Sascha
Havrylenko, Yevhen
Steffensen, Mogens
author_facet Aquino, Luca De Gennaro
Desmettre, Sascha
Havrylenko, Yevhen
Steffensen, Mogens
contents In intertemporal settings, the multiattribute utility theory of Kihlstrom and Mirman suggests the application of a concave transform of the lifetime utility index. This construction, while allowing time and risk attitudes to be separated, leads to dynamically inconsistent preferences. We address this issue in a game-theoretic sense by formalizing an equilibrium control theory for continuous-time Markov processes. In these terms, we describe the equilibrium strategy and value function as the solution of an extended Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman system of partial differential equations. We verify that (the solution of) this system is a sufficient condition for an equilibrium and examine some of its novel features. A consumption-investment problem for an agent with CRRA-CES utility showcases our approach.
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spellingShingle Equilibrium control theory for Kihlstrom-Mirman preferences in continuous time
Aquino, Luca De Gennaro
Desmettre, Sascha
Havrylenko, Yevhen
Steffensen, Mogens
Mathematical Finance
Optimization and Control
In intertemporal settings, the multiattribute utility theory of Kihlstrom and Mirman suggests the application of a concave transform of the lifetime utility index. This construction, while allowing time and risk attitudes to be separated, leads to dynamically inconsistent preferences. We address this issue in a game-theoretic sense by formalizing an equilibrium control theory for continuous-time Markov processes. In these terms, we describe the equilibrium strategy and value function as the solution of an extended Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman system of partial differential equations. We verify that (the solution of) this system is a sufficient condition for an equilibrium and examine some of its novel features. A consumption-investment problem for an agent with CRRA-CES utility showcases our approach.
title Equilibrium control theory for Kihlstrom-Mirman preferences in continuous time
topic Mathematical Finance
Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16525