Presentation Name: | Asymptotics for Merton Problem with Capital Gain Taxes and Small Interest Rate |
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Presenter: | Professor Min Dai |
Date: | 2014-07-10 |
Location: | 光华东主楼2001 |
Abstract🍙: | We consider the Merton problem with capital gain taxes. This is a singular stochastic control problem whose value function satisfies a variational inequality equation with gradient constraints. Since closed-form solutions are generally unavailable, we provide asymptotic expansions with small interest rate and other parameters, and then obtain an explicit investment and consumption strategy that effectively approximates the optimal strategy. The expansions also offer qualitative and quantitative insights about the effects of various parameters on the optimal strategy. Moreover, we find that the optimal tax-deflated fraction of initial wealth in the risky asset is higher than the Merton line provided that there is a positive interest rate. This work is jointly with Xinfu Chen from University of Pittsburgh. |
Annual Speech Directory🤵🏽: | No.98 |
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