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Set for Life: Old-Age Pensions Provided by Hospitals in Late-Medieval Amsterdam
Jahrbuch für WirtschaftsgeschichteHospitals were among the wealthiest organizations in medieval cities. Their directors managed portfolios consisting of real estate and financial instruments; as a result, they also handled large quantities of money.
Zuijderduijn Jaco
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Optimal Decision-Making for Annuity Insurance Under the Perspective of Disability Risk
MathematicsAnnuity insurance is a crucial financial tool for mitigating risks associated with aging, yet it has not gained significant traction in China’s insurance market, especially amid the challenges posed by an aging population.
Ziran Xu, Lufei Sun, Xiang Yuan
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Managing Systematic Mortality Risk in Life Annuities: An Application of Longevity Derivatives
Risks, 2019 This paper assesses the hedge effectiveness of an index-based longevity swap and a longevity cap for a life annuity portfolio. Although longevity swaps are a natural instrument for hedging longevity risk, derivatives with non-linear pay-offs, such as ...
Man Chung Fung +2 more
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A Bridge Life Insurance for Households—Diagnosis and Motives
Risks, 2022 Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe the initial concept of household bridging insurance. Design/methodology/approach: In the first part of the article, an extensive literature review is made.
Anna Jędrzychowska
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Abacus, EarlyView.Relevance and faithful representation are identified by standard‐setters as fundamental qualitative characteristics for useful accounting information. We critically assess whether current pension measurement guidance under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) results in pension ...
Divya Anantharaman, Darren Henderson
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PENENTUAN CADANGAN PREMI UNTUK ASURANSI JOINT LIFE
E-Jurnal Matematika, 2016 Premium reserve is a number of fund that need to be raised by insurance company in preparation for the payment of claims. This study aims to get the formula of premium reserve as well as the value of the premium reserve for joint life insurance by using ...
NI LUH PUTU RATNA DEWI +2 more
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The policy adjacent: How affordable housing generates policy feedback among neighboring residents
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract While scholars have documented feedback effects among a policy's direct winners and losers, less is known about whether such effects can occur among the indirectly affected—“the policy adjacent.” Using 458 geocoded housing developments built between two nearly identical statewide ballot propositions funding affordable housing in California, we
Michael Hankinson +2 more
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Step into action: how reminders shape engagement in fitness apps
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract Regular exercise offers well‐documented health benefits, and mobile applications are increasingly used to promote physical activity. In this study, we conduct a large‐scale randomized controlled trial with 20,187 users of the WeWard app in France to evaluate the effectiveness of different message framings and intervention durations on app ...
Beatrice Braut +2 more
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Optimal Selection of the Diesel Generators Supplying a Ship Electric Power System
Applied Sciences, 2022 It is very common for ships to have electric power systems comprised of generators of the same type. This uniformity allows for easier and lower-cost maintenance.
Panayiotis Michalopoulos +3 more
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Reference dependence and lottery participation
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract We assume that lottery participants are poor relative to their target income. Reference dependence with loss aversion can render the marginal utility of income non‐monotonic in line with the Friedman–Savage hypothesis. As a result, lottery participation can be rationalized without invoking probability weighting.
Robertas Zubrickas
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