Longevity risk

Economist

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-192

  de Waegenaere, Anja ^a   Melenberg, Bertrand ^a   Stevens, Ralph ^a  

^a NETSPAR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longevity risk; Risk management; Risk quantification

Indexed keywords

INSURANCE SYSTEM; LONGEVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954630932     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-010-9143-4     Document Type: Article

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