Taking the Long View

4 Pages Posted: 6 May 2009 Last revised: 10 Jul 2009

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David P. Blake

City, University of London

Tom Boardman

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Andrew J. G. Cairns

Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics

Kevin Dowd

Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)

Date Written: May 6, 2009

Abstract

Governments are among the few agencies that can help the private sector hedge against the increasing problem of aggregate longevity risk. David Blake, Tom Boardman, Andrew Cairns and Kevin Dowd from the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School urge governments to issue longevity bonds as soon as possible.

Suggested Citation

Blake, David P. and Boardman, Tom and Cairns, Andrew J. G. and Dowd, Kevin, Taking the Long View (May 6, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1399965 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1399965

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Tom Boardman

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Andrew J. G. Cairns

Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics ( email )

Edinburgh, Scotland EH14 4AS
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Kevin Dowd

Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) ( email )

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Wollaton Road
Nottingham, NG8 1BB
United Kingdom

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