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Gradient estimation for smooth stopping criteria

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Abstract

We establish sufficient conditions for differentiability of the expected cost collected over a discrete-Time Markov chain until it enters a given set. The parameter with respect to which differentiability is analysed may simultaneously affect the Markov chain and the set defining the stopping criterion. The general statements on differentiability lead to unbiased gradient estimators.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-55
Number of pages27
JournalAdvances in Applied Probability
Volume55
Issue number1
Early online date15 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Applied Probability Trust.

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
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Keywords

  • gradient estimation
  • Monte Carlo simulation
  • Sensitivity analysis

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