We present a new way to model age-specific demographic variables with the example of age-specific mortality in the U.S., building on the Lee-Carter approach and extending it in several dimensions. We incorporate covariates and model their dynamics jointly with the latent variables underlying...

We present a new way to model age-specific demographic variables, using the example of age-specific mortality in the United States, building on the LeeCarter approach and extending it in several dimensions. We incorporate covariates and model their dynamics jointly with the latent variables...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- 1. Ziel und Methode -- 2. Das menschliche Verhalten als Basismodell -- 3. Angebot und Nachfrage als Verhaltensentscheidung von Tauschpartnern -- 4. Die Tauschwertbildung beim Handel zwischen nur zwei Marktteilnehmern -- 5. Die Preis- und...