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Forecasting Age- and Sex-Specific Survival Functions: Application to Annuity Pricing

Risks
We introduce the function principal component regression (FPCR) forecasting method to model and forecast age-specific survival functions observed over time.
Shaokang Wang, Han Lin Shang, Leonie Tickle, Han Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age distribution, trends, and forecasts of under-5 mortality in 31 sub-Saharan African countries: A modeling study.

PLoS Medicine, 2019
BackgroundDespite the sharp decline in global under-5 deaths since 1990, uneven progress has been achieved across and within countries. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for child mortality were met only by a few ...
Iván Mejía-Guevara, Wenyun Zuo, Eran Bendavid, Nan Li, Shripad Tuljapurkar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging Reverse Engineering for CSCM Practices: Demystifying the Roles of Compositional Capability and Cooperative Orientation Under Humane Orientation and Competition Intensity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular supply chain management (CSCM) practices are seen as a solution for addressing society's many significant environmental challenges. Although existing studies recognise the importance of reverse engineering in combating poverty, there is limited knowledge about its effectiveness in shaping CSCM practices to address climate change and ...
Yaw Agyabeng‐Mensah, Charles Baah, Ebenezer Afum   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting Cohort Mortality: Lee–Carter Methods and CCP-Splines

Accurate mortality forecasts are central to policy, insurance, and demographic research. Yet most existing approaches rely on age–period models, limiting their ability to capture the real experiences of birth cohorts. We address this gap by developing and evaluating new models for cohort mortality forecasting.
Ugofilippo Basellini, Carlo Giovanni Camarda   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Transformation Teams Leading the Hispanic‐Serving Institutions Movement at HSI Community Colleges

New Directions for Community Colleges, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Department of Education defunded discretionary grant programs for enrollment‐based minority‐serving institutions (MSIs) on September 10, 2025, yet Hispanic‐serving institutions (HSIs) still exist and must continue to adapt to their growing population of Latine/x students.
Gina Ann Garcia, Flor Huerta, Julio R. Flores   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving Scope 3 Procurement Emissions Accounting: Key Challenges and a Strategic Approach Using MICMAC and the Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the reliability of Scope 3 emissions accounting, focusing on purchased goods and services, a critical area for corporate decarbonization. Key barriers include data quality issues, inconsistent methodologies, and limited organizational alignment.
Widiene Essouid, Hiba Salem, Stéphane Trébucq, Philippe Loubet, Guido Sonnemann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Board Diversity and Corporate Environmental Performance: A Meta‐Analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The association between corporate governance mechanisms and corporate environmental performance has gained increasing academic engagement; however, existing empirical studies provide inconsistent results. This study aims at empirically summarizing the results of previous research on the relationship between different characteristics of board ...
My Hanh Doan, Paul Ludwig, Remmer Sassen, Luisa Altenburger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Prevention of Eating Disorders in Australian Adolescents: A Modeled Cost‐Effectiveness Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Prevention programs for eating disorders (EDs) have the potential to reduce the onset of these diseases and improve the mental health and well‐being of the general population. However, there is mixed evidence on whether routine implementation of such programs at the population level is cost‐effective.
Long Khanh‐Dao Le, Eng Joo Tan, Phillipa Hay, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Yong Yi Lee, Cathrine Mihalopoulos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Demographic 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
doaj  

Unequal impact of COVID-19 on excess deaths, life expectancy, and premature mortality in Spanish regions (2020-2021)

Gaceta Sanitaria
Objective: We aimed to estimate regional inequalities in excess deaths and premature mortality in Spain during 2020 and 2021, before high vaccination coverage against COVID-19.
Nazrul Islam, Fernando J. García López, Dimitri A. Jdanov, Miguel Ángel Royo-Bordonada, Kamlesh Khunti, Sarah Lewington, Ben Lacey, Martin White, Eva J.A. Morris, María Victoria Zunzunegui   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source