The impact of the misalignment of beliefs on the estimation of the pricing kernels
On fully-dynamic risk-indifference pricing: time-consistency and other properties
Abstract
Risk-indifference pricing is proposed as an alternative to utility indifference pricing, where a risk measure is used instead of a utility based preference. In this, we propose to include the possibility to change the attitude to risk evaluation as time progresses. This is particularly reasonable for long term investments and strategies.
Then we introduce a fully-dynamic risk-indifference criteria, in which a whole family of risk measures is considered. The risk-indifference pricing system is studied from the point of view of its properties as a convex price system. We tackle questions of time-consistency in the risk evaluation and the corresponding prices. This analysis provides a new insight also to time-consistency for ordinary dynamic risk-measures.
Our techniques and results are set in the representation and extension theorems for convex operators. We shall argue and finally provide a setting in which fully-dynamic risk-indifference pricing is a well set convex price system.
The presentation is based on joint works with Jocelyne Bion-Nadal.
Double auctions in welfare economics
Abstract
Welfare economics argues that competitive markets lead to efficient allocation of resources. The classical theorems are based on the Walrasian market model which assumes the existence of market clearing prices. The emergence of such prices remains debatable. We replace the Walrasian market model by double auctions and show that the conclusions of welfare economics remain largely the same. Double auctions are not only a more realistic description of real markets but they explain how equilibrium prices and efficient allocations emerge in practice.