The application of continuous-time random walks in finance and economics

Enrico Scalas

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Abstract

This paper reviews some applications of continuous time random walks (CTRWs) to Finance and Economics. It is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the connection between CTRWs and anomalous diffusion. In particular, a simplified version of the well-scaled transition of CTRWs to the diffusive or hydrodynamic limit is presented. In the second part, applications of CTRWs to the ruin theory of insurance companies, to growth and inequality processes and to the dynamics of prices in financial markets are outlined and briefly discussed.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)225-239
Numero di pagine15
RivistaPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume362
Numero di pubblicazione2
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1 apr 2006
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