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On the construction of copulas and quasi-copulas with given diagonal sections

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  • Nelsen, Roger B.
  • Quesada-Molina, José Juan
  • Rodri­guez-Lallena, José Antonio
  • Úbeda-Flores, Manuel

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We study a method, which we call a copula (or quasi-copula) diagonal splice, for creating new functions by joining portions of two copulas (or quasi-copulas) with a common diagonal section. The diagonal splice of two quasi-copulas is always a quasi-copula, and we find a necessary and sufficient condition for the diagonal splice of two copulas to be a copula. Applications of this method include the construction of absolutely continuous asymmetric copulas with a prescribed diagonal section, and determining the best-possible upper bound on the set of copulas with a particular type of diagonal section. Several examples illustrate our results.

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  • Nelsen, Roger B. & Quesada-Molina, José Juan & Rodri­guez-Lallena, José Antonio & Úbeda-Flores, Manuel, 2008. "On the construction of copulas and quasi-copulas with given diagonal sections," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 473-483, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:42:y:2008:i:2:p:473-483
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