This paper studies the dependence between coupled lives, i.e., the spouses' dependence, across different generations, and its effects on prices of reversionary annuities in the presence of longevity risk. Longevity risk is represented via a stochastic mortality intensity. We find that a...

Purpose - To discuss subcopula estimation for discrete models. Design/methodology/approach - The convergence of estimators is considered under the weak convergence of distribution functions and its equivalent properties known in prior works. Findings - The domain of the true subcopula associated...

Given two sets of random variables, how can one determine whether the former variables are more interdependent than the latter? This question is of major importance to economists, for example, in comparing how various policies affect systemic risk or income inequality. Moreover, correlation is...