Optimal Comfortable Consumption under Epstein-Zin utility

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Autori principali: Tian, Dejian, Tian, Weidong, Zhu, Zimu
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author Tian, Dejian
Tian, Weidong
Zhu, Zimu
author_facet Tian, Dejian
Tian, Weidong
Zhu, Zimu
contents We introduce a novel approach to solving the optimal portfolio choice problem under Epstein-Zin utility with a time-varying consumption constraint, where analytical expressions for the value function and the dual value function are not obtainable. We first establish several key properties of the value function, with a particular focus on the $C^2$ smoothness property. We then characterize the value function and prove the verification theorem by using the linearization method to the highly nonlinear HJB equation, despite the candidate value function being unknown a priori. Additionally, we present the sufficient and necessary conditions for the value function and explicitly characterize the constrained region. Our approach is versatile and can be applied to other portfolio choice problems with constraints where explicit solutions for both the primal and dual problems are unavailable.
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spellingShingle Optimal Comfortable Consumption under Epstein-Zin utility
Tian, Dejian
Tian, Weidong
Zhu, Zimu
Optimization and Control
93E20, 91G10
We introduce a novel approach to solving the optimal portfolio choice problem under Epstein-Zin utility with a time-varying consumption constraint, where analytical expressions for the value function and the dual value function are not obtainable. We first establish several key properties of the value function, with a particular focus on the $C^2$ smoothness property. We then characterize the value function and prove the verification theorem by using the linearization method to the highly nonlinear HJB equation, despite the candidate value function being unknown a priori. Additionally, we present the sufficient and necessary conditions for the value function and explicitly characterize the constrained region. Our approach is versatile and can be applied to other portfolio choice problems with constraints where explicit solutions for both the primal and dual problems are unavailable.
title Optimal Comfortable Consumption under Epstein-Zin utility
topic Optimization and Control
93E20, 91G10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15138