Efficient Estimation of One-Dimensional Diffusion First Passage Time Densities via Monte Carlo Simulation

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Abstract: We propose a method for estimating first passage time densities of one-dimensional diffusions via Monte Carlo simulation. Our approach involves a representation of the first passage time density as expectation of a functional of the three-dimensional Brownian bridge. As the latter process can be simulated exactly, our method leads to almost unbiased estimators. Furthermore, since the density is estimated directly, a convergence of order 1/sqrtN, where N is the sample size, is achieved, the last being in sharp contrast to the slower non-parametric rates achieved by kernel smoothing of cumulative distribution functions.



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