Asymmetric Information and Quantization in Financial Economics
Author(s) -
Raymond J. Hawkins,
B. Roy Frieden
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of mathematics and mathematical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1687-0425
pISSN - 0161-1712
DOI - 10.1155/2012/470293
Subject(s) - quantization (signal processing) , mathematics , arbitrage , mathematical economics , quantum , information asymmetry , econometrics , economics , finance , quantum mechanics , statistics , physics
We show how a quantum formulation of financial economics can be derived from asymmetries with respect to Fisher information. Our approach leverages statistical derivations of quantum mechanics which provide a natural basis for interpreting quantum formulations of social sciences generally and of economics in particular. We illustrate the utility of this approach by deriving arbitrage-free derivative-security dynamics
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