Using subjective expectations to forecast longevity: Do survey respondents know something we don't know?

Demography

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-113

  Perozek, Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 44449114072     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.2008.0010     Document Type: Article

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