In this paper, we propose a semi-Markov chain to model the salary levels of participants ina pension scheme. The aim of the models is to understand the evolution in time of the salary of activeworkers in order to implement it in the construction of the actuarial technical balance sheet. It...

In line with the recent research and debates about econophysics and financial economics, this article discusses on usual misunderstandings between the two disciplines in terms of modelling and basic hypotheses. In the literature devoted to econophysics, the methodology used by financial...