Riskcenter
The research group on Risk in Insurance and Finance is attached to the Institute of Applied Economics IREA-UB
Barcelona Insurance and Risk Management Summer School 2013
SGR 2009-1328
Consolidated research group
New Approaches to Study Mortality and Longevity Risks
Abstract
This 3-hour course will overview new approaches and findings related to mortality and longevity risks, both on population level (mortality hazard rates above age 85) and individual level (predictors of exceptional longevity). Finally new initiatives of the US National Institute of Aging (NIA) on biomarkers of health risks at older ages will be discussed.
About the Speakers
Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D is a Senior Research Associate, Center on Economics and Demography of Aging, NORC at the University of Chicago.
Natalia Gavrilova, PhD is a Research Associate, Center on Aging, NORC at the University of Chicago and Senior Research Associate, University of Chicago
Reading list
1. Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Determinants of Exceptional Longevity: Early-Life Conditions, Mid-Life Environment and Parental Characteristics. Full Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (New Orleans, April 12, 2013, oral presentation. link
2. Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Biodemography of exceptional longevity: Early-life and mid-life predictors of human longevity. Biodemography and Social Biology, 2012, 58(1):14-39. link
3. Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity: Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses. Journal of Aging Research, 2011, Article ID 104616, 11 pages, link
4. Gavrilov L.A., Gavrilova N.S. Mortality measurement at advanced ages: A study of the Social Security Administration Death Master File. North American Actuarial Journal, 2011, 15(3): 432-447. link
5. Gavrilova N.S., Gavrilov L.A. Ageing and Longevity: Mortality Laws and Mortality Forecasts for Ageing Populations. Demografie, 2011, 53(2): 109-128. link
Supplemental Materials
(media coverage teasers)
1. Death Gets in the Way of Old-Age Gains. Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2012. Available online at: http://longevity-science.org/media/WSJ-2012.pdf and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203753704577257292958403150.html
2. An Age-Old Debate. Wall Street Journal Blog, March 2, 2012. Available online at:http://longevity-science.org/media/WSJ-Blog-2012.pdf and http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/an-age-old-debate-1122/
3. Born in the Fall? You May See 100. The NIH Record (National Institutes of Health newsletter), vol. LXIV, no. 22, page 5, October 26, 2012. Available online at: http://longevity-science.org/media/NIH_Record-2012.pdf and http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/2012/10_26_2012/story7.htm
4. Think You'll Live Long? Think Again. Discovery News, February 17, 2012. Available online at: http://longevity-science.org/media/DiscoveryNews-2012.pdf and http://news.discovery.com/human/life/mortality-rate-121702.htm
5. Here?s More Bad News About Death. The Chronicle of Higher Education Blog, February 9, 2012. Available online at: http://longevity-science.org/media/The-Chronicle-of-Higher-Education-2012.pdf and http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/heres-more-bad-news-about-death/28562
Course schedule
Day 1: Monday July 1st from 10.00 to 13.00