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Etude du risque systématique de mortalité [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to propose a realistic and operational model to quantify the systematic risk of mortality included in an engagement of retirement. The model presented is built on the basis of model of Lee-Carter.
Frédéric Planchet +2 more
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‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front
History, EarlyView.Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
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The social life of money for children
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.Abstract Inspired by Nigel Dodd's The Social Life of Money, this article proposes an analysis of entangled economic lives, that is, how meaning, structures and politics jointly shape the flow of monies within households. The past decades have marked a shift from “childrearing expenditures” to “parenting investments” that align with new visions of both ...
Nina Bandelj
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Demographic Research, 2013 BACKGROUND With the rapid aging of the population, mortality forecasting becomes increasingly important, especially for the insurance and pension industries.
Lenny Stoeldraijer +3 more
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Assessing Investment and Longevity Risks within Immediate Annuities [PDF]
Life annuities provide a guaranteed income for the remainder of the recipient’s lifetime, and therefore, annuitization presents an important option when choosing an adequate investment strategy for the retirement ages.
Bauer, Daniel, Weber, Frederik
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Análisis de la mortalidad por edad y sexo mediante modelos para datos funcionales [PDF]
, 2014 En este trabajo se realiza una breve descripción del enfoque de datos funcionales para modelar las tasas de mortalidad por edad y sexo, esta propuesta es un avance sobre el modelo tradicional de Lee-Carter y alguna de sus modificaciones.
Andreozzi, Lucía, Blacona, Maria Teresa
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Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most research questions in agricultural and applied economics are causal in nature: they study how changes in one or more variables (such as policies, prices or weather) affect one or more other variables (e.g., income, crop yields or pollution).
Arne Henningsen +6 more
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Sztochasztikus modellek statisztikai vizsgálata = Statistical investigation of stochastic models [PDF]
, 2009 A regressziós modellek témakörében bevezettünk egy új becslést, igazoltuk annak konzisztenciáját és aszimptotikus normalitását. Különböző térbeli autoregresszív folyamatok és egy időbeli SAR folyamat esetén leírtuk a paraméterek legkisebb négyezetes ...
Baran, Sándor +2 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.A multilocus sequence typing approach is proposed to explore Halymorpha halys genetic diversity, taking into consideration both insect nuclear markers and markers from the gut symbiont “Candidatus Pantoa carbekii.” Increased information was revealed regarding the number of distinct holobiont haplotypes in native and invasive populations of the pest ...
Matteo Dho +6 more
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Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We linked the bat tongue's mediodorsal lobe (MDL), a muscular prominence, to foraging strategies. Aerial hawkers exhibit tall MDLs and prominent forward‐pointing papillae. The MDL may function as a barrier or filter, preventing unintentional ingestion of non‐food material, aiding in prey handling, and controlling food access during fast flight ...
Danilo Russo +6 more
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