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An application of fractional differential equations to risk theory

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  • Corina D. Constantinescu

    (University of Liverpool)

  • Jorge M. Ramirez

    (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)

  • Wei R. Zhu

    (University of Liverpool)

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This paper defines a new class of fractional differential operators alongside a family of random variables whose density functions solve fractional differential equations equipped with these operators. These equations can be further used to construct fractional integro-differential equations for the ruin probabilities in collective renewal risk models, with inter-arrival time distributions from the aforementioned family. Gamma-time risk models and fractional Poisson risk models are two specific cases among them, whose ruin probabilities have explicit solutions when claim size distributions exhibit rational Laplace transforms.

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  • Corina D. Constantinescu & Jorge M. Ramirez & Wei R. Zhu, 2019. "An application of fractional differential equations to risk theory," Finance and Stochastics, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 1001-1024, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:finsto:v:23:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s00780-019-00400-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s00780-019-00400-8
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    Ruin probability; Fractional differential operator; Collective risk model;
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    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation

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