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Longevity risk and capital markets: The 2019-20 update

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  • Cairns, Andrew J.G.

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This Special Issue of Insurance: Mathematics and Economics contains 16 contributions to the academic literature all dealing with longevity risk and capital markets. Draft versions of the papers were presented at Longevity 15: The Fifteenth International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions Conference that was held in Washington DC on 12-13 September 2019. It was hosted by the Pensions Institute at City, University of London.

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  • Blake, David & Cairns, Andrew J.G., 2021. "Longevity risk and capital markets: The 2019-20 update," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 395-439.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:99:y:2021:i:c:p:395-439
    DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2021.04.001
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    6. Chen, An & Li, Hong & Schultze, Mark B., 2023. "Optimal longevity risk transfer under asymmetric information," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    7. Tahir Choulli & Catherine Daveloose & Michèle Vanmaele, 2021. "Mortality/Longevity Risk-Minimization with or without Securitization," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(14), pages 1-27, July.
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    9. Yang Qiao & Chou-Wen Wang & Wenjun Zhu, 2024. "Machine learning in long-term mortality forecasting," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 49(2), pages 340-362, April.
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