Existence, uniqueness and approximation for $L^p$ solutions of reflected BSDEs under weaker assumptions

Abstract: We put forward and prove several existence and uniqueness results for $L^p\ (p>1)$ solutions of reflected BSDEs with continuous barriers and generators satisfying a one-sided Osgood condition together with a general growth condition in $y$ and a uniform continuity condition or a linear growth condition in $z$. A necessary and sufficient condition with respect to the growth of barrier is also explored to ensure the existence of a solution. And, we show that the solutions may be approximated by the penalization method and by some sequences of solutions of reflected BSDEs. Our results improve considerably some known works.