Consumption-investment problems with stochastic mortality risk

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I numerically solve realistically calibrated life cycle consumption-investment problems in continuous time featuring stochastic mortality risk driven by jumps, unspanned labor income as well as short-sale and liquidity constraints and a simple insurance. I compare models with deterministic and stochastic hazard rate of death to a model without mortality risk. Mortality risk has only minor effects on the optimal controls early in the life cycle but it becomes crucial in later years. A diffusive component in the hazard rate of death has no significant impact, whereas a jump component is desired by the agent and influences optimal controls and wealth evolution. The insurance is used to ensure optimal bequest such that there is no accidental bequest. In the absence of the insurance, the biggest part of bequest is accidental.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SAFE Working Paper ; No. 43

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡ ; Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
• Subject: Stochastic mortality risk ; Health jumps ; Labor income risk ; Portfolio choice ; Insurance

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schendel, Lorenz S.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Goethe University Frankfurt, SAFE - Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe
• (where): Frankfurt a. M.
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.2139/ssrn.2403776
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/93144
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET