We consider here a Fokker-Planck equation with variable coefficient of diffusion which appears in the modeling of the wealth distribution in a multi-agent society. At difference with previous studies, to describe a society in which agents can have debts, we allow the wealth variable to be negative. It is shown that, even starting with debts, if the initial mean wealth is assumed positive, the solution of the Fokker-Planck equation is such that debts are absorbed in time, and a unique equilibrium density located in the positive part of the real axis will be reached.

Wealth distribution in presence of debts. A Fokker-Planck description

G Toscani
2018

Abstract

We consider here a Fokker-Planck equation with variable coefficient of diffusion which appears in the modeling of the wealth distribution in a multi-agent society. At difference with previous studies, to describe a society in which agents can have debts, we allow the wealth variable to be negative. It is shown that, even starting with debts, if the initial mean wealth is assumed positive, the solution of the Fokker-Planck equation is such that debts are absorbed in time, and a unique equilibrium density located in the positive part of the real axis will be reached.
2018
Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche - IMATI -
Convergence to equilibrium
Fokker-Planck equation
Fourier-based metrics
Wealth distribution
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