Jump-diffusions with state-dependent switching: existence and uniqueness, Feller property, linearization, and uniform ergodicity

Abstract

This work focuses on a class of jump-diffusions with state-dependent switching. First, compared with the existing results in the literature, in our model, the characteristic measure is allowed to be σ-finite. The existence and uniqueness of the underlying process are obtained by representing the switching component as a stochastic integral with respect to a Poisson random measure and by using a successive approximation method. Then, the Feller property is proved by means of introducing auxiliary processes and by making use of Radon-Nikodym derivatives. Furthermore, the irreducibility and all compact sets being petite are demonstrated. Based on these results, the uniform ergodicity is established under a general Lyapunov condition. Finally, easily verifiable conditions for uniform ergodicity are established when the jump-diffusions are linearizable with respect to the variable x (the state variable corresponding to the jump-diffusion component) in a neighborhood of the infinity, and some examples are presented to illustrate the results.