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A short note on the monotonicity of the Erlang C formula in the Halfin-Whitt regime

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We prove a monotonicity condition satisfied by the Erlang C formula when computed in the Halfin-Whitt regime. This property was recently conjectured in Janssen et al. [2011]

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  • D'Auria, Bernardo, 2011. "A short note on the monotonicity of the Erlang C formula in the Halfin-Whitt regime," DES - Working Papers. Statistics and Econometrics. WS 12776, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Estadística.
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