The implied longevity yield: A note on developing an index for life annuities

Journal of Risk and Insurance

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-320

  Milevsky, Moshe A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b FIELDS INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 20744448891     PISSN: 00224367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6975.2005.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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