• Title of article

    The present value of a stochastic perpetuity and the Gamma distribution

  • Author/Authors

    Milevsky، نويسنده , , Moshe Arye Milevsky، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1997
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    243
  • To page
    250
  • Abstract
    We derive the probability density function of the present value of a perpetuity subjected to a stochastic Wiener rate of interest and prove that its inverse is Gamma distributed. This result is useful for computing the initial endowment required to fund a perpetuity, in a real world stochastic environment, under a fixed probabilistic confidence level. The proof relies on well-known martingale results from the theory of stochastic calculus. A numerical example is provided with tables.
  • Keywords
    stochastic calculus , martingales , Endowments
  • Journal title
    Insurance Mathematics and Economics
  • Serial Year
    1997
  • Journal title
    Insurance Mathematics and Economics
  • Record number

    1541672