Exact calibration of structural models via time-change
In this note, we propose a general structural approach to model a default time $\tau$ as the first-passage time (FPT) of a (``firm-value'') process $S$ below a (``debt'') barrier $K$ that comply with a pre-specified survival probability curve $G(t)=\Pr(\tau>t)$. Following an idea of Mbaye and Vrins (Mathematical Financ...