Abstract
For a distribution F*t of a random sum St = ?1 + ... + ?t of i.i.d, random variables with a common distribution F on the half-line [0, 8), we study the limits of the ratios of tails F*t (x)/F (x) as x ? 8 (here, t is a counting random variable which does not depend on {? n}n= 1). We also consider applications of the results obtained to random walks, compound Poisson distributions, infinitely divisible laws, and subcritical branching processes. © 2008 ISI/BS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 391-404 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Bernoulli |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2008 |
Keywords
- Convolution equivalence
- Convolution tail
- Lower limit
- Randomly stopped sums
- Subexponential distribution