Minicourse: An introduction to stochastic control and portfolio optimization

Minicourse: An introduction to stochastic control and portfolio optimization
Relatore:  Luciano Campi - London School of Economics
  mercoledì 11 aprile 2018 alle ore 15.30 3 lessons , 3 hours each

Lectures will be given by prof. Luciano Campi
[London School of Economics, London]

Dates/hours/rooms

11th of April – 1530-1830 – Meeting room 2nd floor

12th of April –  1530-1830 – Meeting room 2nd floor

13th of April – 1530-1830 – Meeting room 2nd floor


Abstract

We will give a short introduction to stochastic control in continuous time with some applications to optimal investment problems. In particular, after giving some examples of control problem which are relevant in finance and economics, we will turn to the dynamic programming principle (DPP), which is the main tool to obtain the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) partial differential equation describing the local behaviour of the value function. Under some regularity conditions, solving the HJB PDE gives a method to find (at least theoretically) the solution of stochastic control problems where the state variable has Markovian dynamics. We will apply this approach to solve some problems of optimal investment, e.g. the classic Merton problem of optimal investment and consumption and some of its variants.


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8 febbraio 2018

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