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Optimal annuity demand for general expected utility agents
Bernard, Carole; De Gennaro Aquino, Luca; Levante, Lucia - In: Insurance / Mathematics & economics 101 (2021) 1, pp. 70-79
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Possibility of dying as a unified explanation of why we discount the future, get weaker with age, and display risk-aversion
Chowdhry, Bhagwan - In: Economic inquiry : journal of the Western Economic … 49 (2011) 4, pp. 1098-1103
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The Design of Pension Pay Out Options When the Health Status During Retirement is Uncertain
Kifmann, Mathias - 2021
This paper examines the optimal design of pension plans when the health status during retirement is uncertain. Assuming that the health status affects both life expectancy and the marginal utility of consumption, choice between a lump-sum payment and an annuity can be welfare-enhancing if the...
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An investigation of time preferences, life expectancy, and annuity versus lump sum choices : can smoking harm long-term saving decisions?
Hurwitz, Abigail; Sade, Orly - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 180 (2020), pp. 812-825
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Should we subsidize longevity?
Leroux, Marie-Louise; Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthière, Grégory - 2008
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HIV/AIDS, risk and intertemporal choice
Lammers, Judith - 2008
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Longevity and patience
Falk, Armin; Hermle, Johannes; Sunde, Uwe - 2019
Why does patience vary across individuals and countries? We provide evidence on a widely-hypothesized mechanism, namely that higher longevity fosters patience. Using data on patience for 80,000 individuals in 76 countries, this paper relates exogenous variation in longevity across...
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Optimal Annuitization with Stochastic Mortality Probabilities
Reichling, Felix - 2013
household's mortality risk itself to be stochastic. Annuities still help to hedge longevity risk, but they are now subject to … valuation risk. Valuation risk is a powerful gateway mechanism for numerous frictions to reduce annuity demand, even without ad …
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Time Preferences, Illness, and Death
Norrgren, Lisa - 2022
This paper investigates the predictive power of time preferences on the risk of early mortality and illness in … associated with lifestyle risk factors. Patient adolescents are also more in favor of sports activities and school rules on … preferences on early mortality by one-fourth …
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Time preference, illness, and death
Norrgren, Lisa - In: Journal of health economics 86 (2022), pp. 1-14
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