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Evaluating the sign of a derivative

Mathematica Asked by Astrid on January 26, 2021

I would like to know the sign of the derivative of a function (for instance whether it is always positive or not). Also, how can I specify that the parameter with respect to which I differentiate can only take positive values?

Here is the function:

D[expr[p, v0, σ], p]

and below the expressions for the other functions or variables used.

ER[p_, v0_, σ_] := 
  v0 - σ ψ[(p - v0)/σ]/Φ[(p - v0)/σ];

del[p_, v0_, σ_] := - ψ[(p - v0)/σ]/Φ[(p - v0)/σ] *(- ψ[(p - v0)/σ]/Φ[(p -v0)/σ] - (p - v0)/σ);

VAR[p_, v0_, σ_] := σ^2 (1 - del[p, v0, σ]);

expr[p_, v0_, σ_] := (p -ER[p, v0, σ])^2 Φ[(p - v0)/σ] (1 - Φ[(p - v0)/σ]) +  VAR[p, v0, σ] Φ[(p - v0)/σ];

Φ[x_] := CDF[NormalDistribution[], x];
ψ[x_] := PDF[NormalDistribution[], x];

I have tried the following code but it returns an error (probably because it cannot take a function as input)

Assuming[
   p > 0 && v0 > 0  && σ > 0,   
   Simplify[Sign[[D[expr[p, v0, σ], p]]]]
]

Would the compile function be useful in this case?
Thank you so much for your help, highly appreciated.

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