Mean Variance Optimization of Non-Linear Systems and Worst-case Analysis



Differentiating it with respect to α, we obtain

d        = 2D2Var(δι)(2α - 1) = 0,

∂α

which has a minimum at α = 2.

Step 2. Define now the liquidity demand of the merged banks as

xma = δ1αDm + δ2(1 - α)Dm ,

when α = 2, and as

Xms = δι Dm + δ2 Dm

xma

fma(Xma )=

α(1)Dm

1

(1—α)Dm

Dm xma

α(1-α)Dm


when α = 2. Applying the general formula in Bradley and Gupta (2002) to our case,
the density functions of
xma and xms can be written as (assume α < 2 without loss of
generality):
for X
ma αDm

for αDm <Xma (1 - α)Dm
for Xma > (1 - α)Dm ,

4xm


D2
m


fms(Xms) =


4(Dm—xms)


D2
m


for Xms Dm/2

for Xms > Dm/2.


(16)


Since α < 2, froβ(⅛) is steeper than fms(xms) both for xma αDm and for xma >
(1
- α)Dm . This implies that the two density functions do not cross in these intervals,
whereas they do it in two points in the interval αD
m <Xma (1 - α)Dm . Given that they
are symmetric around the same mean D
m/2 with V ar (Xma) > V ar (Xms), it is:

F

ma


F

ma


> Fms for Rm < —,
< F
ms for Rm > Dm,


(17)


where Fma = Pr(Xma <Rm ) and Fms = Pr(Xms <Rm ).

Denote now as ωma and ωms the expected liquidity needs of the merged banks with asym-
metric deposits and symmetric deposits respectively. We have

ωma - ωms


Z m (Xma
R
m


Rm )fma (Xma)d(Xma) -     (Xms

Rm


Rm)fms(Xms)d(Xms )


Xmafma (Xma )d(Xma ) -      Xms fms(Xms )d(Xms )

(18)


-Rm(1 - Fma(Rm)) + Rm(1 - Fms(Rm)).

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