The infinite-horizon investment–consumption problem for Epstein–Zin stochastic differential utility. I: Foundations

Martin Herdegen (), David Hobson () and Joseph Jerome ()
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Martin Herdegen: University of Warwick
David Hobson: University of Warwick
Joseph Jerome: University of Liverpool

Finance and Stochastics, 2023, vol. 27, issue 1, No 4, 127-158

Abstract: Abstract The goal of this article is to provide a detailed introduction to infinite-horizon investment–consumption problems for agents with preferences described by Epstein–Zin (EZ) stochastic differential utility (SDU). In the setting of a Black–Scholes–Merton market, we seek to describe all parameter combinations that lead to a well-founded problem in the sense that the problem is not just mathematically well posed, but the solution is also economically meaningful. The key idea is to consider a novel and slightly different description of EZ SDU under which the aggregator has only one sign. This new formulation clearly highlights the necessity for the coefficients of relative risk aversion and of elasticity of intertemporal complementarity (the reciprocal of the coefficient of intertemporal substitution) to lie on the same side of unity.

Keywords: Epstein–Zin stochastic differential utility; Lifetime investment and consumption; Backward stochastic differential equations; Discounted aggregator; 49L20; 60H20; 91B16; 91G10; 91G80; 93E20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s00780-022-00495-6

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