Longevity expectations in the pension fund, insurance, and employee benefits industries

Psychology Research and Behavior Management

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-39

  Zhavoronkov, Alex ^a  

^a The Biogerontology Research Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuarial; Beliefs; Gerontology; Life expectancy; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921715135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S75440     Document Type: Article

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