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Point and interval forecasts of age-specific life expectancies: A model averaging approach

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2012
BACKGROUND Any improvement in the forecast accuracy of life expectancy would be beneficial forpolicy decision regarding the allocation of current and future resources.
Han Lin Shang
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Investigating Mortality Uncertainty Using the Block Bootstrap

open access: yesJournal of Probability and Statistics, 2010
This paper proposes a block bootstrap method for measuring mortality risk under the Lee-Carter model framework. In order to take account of all sources of risk (the process risk, the parameter risk, and the model risk) properly, a block bootstrap is ...
Xiaoming Liu, W. John Braun
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Letter from Robert Lee Carter to Tom Davis

open access: yes
Letter from Robert Lee Carter from the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to Tom Davis. The letter states that Carter will bring a draft of the proposed stipulated facts and consent decree with him to the meeting with Davis.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu ...
Carter, Robert Lee
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Adding Shocks to a Prospective Mortality Model

open access: yesRisks
This work proposes a simple model to take into account the annual volatility of the mortality level observed on the scale of a country like France in the construction of prospective mortality tables.
Frédéric Planchet   +1 more
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Peggy Lee Demo

open access: yes, 1962
Peggy Lee demos the following tunes to be arranged by Benny Carter for an upcoming appearance at Basin Street East (April 1962). At 1.00, "All or Nothing at All"; At 3:35, "Come on Strong"; At 7:05, "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (two versions); At 16:00,

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A Two-Split, Three-Peak Fourier Extension of the Lee–Carter Mortality Model

open access: yesRisks
Longevity risk has become increasingly important in actuarial and financial applications owing to rising life expectancy and demographic change. To address uncertainty in future mortality trends, particularly age-specific variations, this study proposes ...
Aimi Syairah Md Sa’at   +2 more
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Proyección estocástica de la mortalidad. Una aplicaciónde Lee-Carter en la Argentina

open access: yesRevista Latinoamericana de Población, 2013
El principal objetivo del presente artículo es poner a disposición proyecciones estocásticas de mortalidad para la República Argentina, así como presentar el modelo e interpretarlo.
Matías Belliard, Iván Williams
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Point and interval forecasts of mortality rates and life expectancy: A comparison of ten principal component methods

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2011
Using the age- and sex-specific data of 14 developed countries, we compare the point and interval forecast accuracy and bias of ten principal component methods for forecasting mortality rates and life expectancy.
Han Lin Shang   +2 more
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