Optimal periodic dividend and capital injection problem for spectrally positive Lévy processes

Yongxia Zhao*, Ping Chen, Hailiang Yang

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate an optimal periodic dividend and capital injection problem for spectrally positive Lévy processes. We assume that the periodic dividend strategy has exponential inter-dividenddecision times and continuous monitoring of solvency. Both proportional and fixed transaction costs from
capital injection are considered. The objective is to maximize the total value of the expected discounted dividends and the penalized discounted capital injections until the time of ruin. By the fluctuation theory of Lévy processes in Albrecher et al. (2016), the optimal periodic dividend and capital injection strategies are derived. We also find that the optimal return function can be expressed in terms of the scale functions of Lévy processes. Finally, numerical examples are studied to illustrate our results.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-146
JournalInsurance: Mathematics and Economics
Volume74
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

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