Broken Limits to Life Expectancy
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Optimal investment problem for a hybrid pension with intergenerational risk-sharing and longevity trend under model uncertainty,
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In most populations all over the world, a steady increase in life expectancy has been observed over the past century.
“However, in most populations all over the world a steady increase in life expectancy has been observed over the past century (Oeppen & Vaupel, 2002).”
From Toward a More Comprehensive Concept of Successful Aging: Disability and Care Needs: Table 1. (2016) · cites this paper as Oeppen & Vaupel, 2002
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- Authors
- Oeppen, J., & Vaupel, J. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Vaupel, James W.
- ORCID
- Vaupel, James W.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2002-05-10
- Volume
- 296
- Issue
- 5570
- Pages
- 1029-1031
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W1514533495
- Cited by
- 2,819
- References
- 3
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (P01AG008761, AG08761)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Stochastic processes and financial applications
- Keywords
- life expectancy, longevity risk, optimal investment, intergenerational risk sharing, model uncertainty
- MeSH terms
- Female, Forecasting, Humans, Life Expectancy, Longevity, Male, Mortality, Quality of Life, Life Tables
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