Tommy Bengtsson
Professor
Old and New Perspectives on Mortality Forecasting
Editor
- Tommy Bengtsson
- Nico Keilman
Summary, in English
This open access book describes methods of mortality forecasting and discusses possible improvements. It contains a selection of previously unpublished and published papers, which together provide a state-of-the-art overview of statistical approaches as well as behavioural and biological perspectives. The different parts of the book provide discussions of current practice, probabilistic forecasting, the linearity in the increase of life expectancy, causes of death, and the role of cohort factors. The key question in the book is whether it is possible to project future mortality accurately, and if so, what is the best approach. This makes the book a valuable read to demographers, pension planners, actuaries, and all those interested and/or working in modelling and forecasting mortality.
Department/s
- Department of Economic History
Publishing year
2019
Language
English
Publication/Series
Demographic Research Monographs
Document type
Book
Publisher
Springer Open
Topic
- Economic History
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1613-5520
- ISSN: 2197-9286
- ISBN: 9783030070757
- ISBN: 9783030050740