Abstract
We consider a class of stochastic impulse control problems of general stochastic processes i.e. not necessarily Markovian. Under fairly general conditions we establish existence of an optimal impulse control. We also prove existence of combined optimal stochastic and impulse control of a fairly general class of diffusions with random coefficients. Unlike, in the Markovian framework, we cannot apply quasi-variational inequalities techniques. We rather derive the main results using techniques involving reflected BSDEs and the Snell envelope.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-26 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Applied Mathematics and Optimization |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2010 |
Keywords
- Backward stochastic differential equations
- Optimal stopping time
- Snell envelope
- Stochastic control
- Stochastic impulse control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Optimization
- Applied Mathematics