In this article we propose an adaptative variance reduction method for Monte Carlo simulations. The method uses
Keywords: Monte Carlo methods, variance reduction, Importance Sampling, RobbinsMonro algorithms, Martingales, Chen projection method
03/2004 | Monte Carlo Methods and Applications, Walter de GruyterCombined control variates and importance sampling variance reduction and its two-fold optimality are investigated...
Keywords: Control variates, Girsanov theorem, Importance Sampling, Monte Carlo methods, stochastic approximation, two time scales, variance reduction
08/2007 | Monte Carlo Methods and Applications, Walter de Gruyter