We consider a discrete time risk model where dividends are paid to insureds and the claim size has a discrete phase-type distribution, but the claim sizes vary according to an underlying Markov process called an environment process. In addition, the probability of paying the next dividend is...

A catastrophe equity put (CatEPut) option is a catastrophe derivative that allows insurance companies to raise equity capital when they face catastrophe losses. This study focuses on a pricing model for a CatEPut options. First, unlike previous research, this study provides a CatEPut option...

In the fields of behavioural economics and finance, several researchers show that the time preference of an investor is related to his/her attitude towards risky assets. This article investigates whether the equity premium puzzle laid out in Mehra and Prescott (1985) can be accounted for when...

This paper investigates executive earnings-based bonuses in a general equilibrium economy. Unlike the existing study, combining the two frameworks in the fields of accounting and economics allows us to examine different earnings characteristics determined by the correlation between...