Coordinated Mean-Field Control for Systemic Risk
Abstract
We develop a robust linear-quadratic mean-field control framework for systemic risk under model uncertainty, in which a central bank jointly optimizes interest rate policy and supervisory monitoring intensity against adversarial distortions. Our model features multiple policy instruments with interactive dynamics, implemented via a variance weight that depends on the policy rate, generating coupling effects absent in single-instrument models. We establish viscosity solutions for the associated HJB--Isaacs equation, prove uniqueness via comparison principles, and provide verification theorems. The linear-quadratic structure yields explicit feedback controls derived from a coupled Riccati system, preserving analytical tractability despite adversarial uncertainty. Simulations reveal distinct loss-of-control regimes driven by robustness-breakdown and control saturation, alongside a pronounced asymmetry in sensitivity between the mean and variance channels. These findings demonstrate the importance of instrument complementarity in systemic risk modeling and control.
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@article{arxiv.2512.04704,
title = {Coordinated Mean-Field Control for Systemic Risk},
author = {Toshiaki Yamanaka},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.04704},
year = {2025}
}