Mario Ghossoub, PhD

Researcher Affiliate
Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science
Biography

My current research is mainly concerned with the study of equilibria and efficient allocations in risk-sharing markets. Specifically, I study the effect of non-standard preferences of the agents (e.g., ambiguity, probability weighting, etc.), non-linear pricing (e.g., Choquet pricing), and market frictions (e.g., transaction costs) on the shape of Pareto optima and the structure of equilibria. I also consider applications to specific risk-sharing markets, such as (centralized) insurance markets and decentralized risk-sharing markets (e.g., peer-to-peer insurance).

Professional Designations

  • Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)
  • Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA)
  • Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA)
  • Financial Risk Manager (FRM) - Certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals
Research areas
  • Insurance
  • Risk Sharing
  • Risk Management
  • Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
  • Ambiguity
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Education
PhD, University of Waterloo, Actuarial Science