David P. Blake

City, University of London

Professor of Economics, Director of Pensions Institute

106 Bunhill Row

London, EC1Y 8TZX

Great Britain

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1.

A Quantitative Comparison of Stochastic Mortality Models Using Data from England & Wales and the United States

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 11 Feb 2009
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Kevin Dowd, Guy Coughlan and David Epstein
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Pacific Global Advisors and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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Stochastic mortality, CBD-Perks models, Lee-Carter models, age effect, period effect, cohort effect, maximum likelihood, Bayes Information Criterion, robustness

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Mortality-Linked Securities and Derivatives

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2020
Enrico Biffis and David P. Blake
Imperial College Business School and City, University of London
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The Market for Lemmings: The Herding Behavior of Pension Funds

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 21 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2016
David P. Blake, Lucio Sarno and Gabriele Zinna
City, University of London, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School and Bank of Italy
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Institutional investors; pension funds; herding; portfolio rebalancing.

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Why Does Mutual Fund Performance Not Persist? The Impact and Interaction of Fund Flows and Manager Changes

Paris December 2010 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - AFFI
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2020
Wolfgang Bessler, David P. Blake, Peter Lueckoff and Ian Tonks
University of Hamburg, City, University of London, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting
Downloads 533 (91,062)
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Mutual Funds, Performance Persistence, Fund Flows, Manager Turnover

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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2008-2009 Update

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 19 Mar 2009
David P. Blake, Anja De Waegenaere, Richard D. MacMinn and Theo Nijman
City, University of London, Tilburg University - Department of Econometrics & OR, Netspar, and CentER, National Chengchi University and Tilburg University - Tilburg University School of Economics and Management
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Securitizing and Tranching Longevity Exposures

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 May 2009 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2009
Enrico Biffis and David P. Blake
Imperial College Business School and City, University of London
Downloads 462 (108,276)
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longevity risk, asymmetric information, security design, pooling, tranching

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New Evidence on Mutual Fund Performance: A Comparison of Alternative Bootstrap Methods

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New Evidence on Mutual Fund Performance: A Comparison of Alternative Bootstrap Methods

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Oct 2015
David P. Blake, Tristan Caulfield, Christos Ioannidis and Ian Tonks
City, University of London, University College London, University of Bath-Department of Economics and University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting
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mutual funds, unit trusts, open ended investment companies, performance measurement, factor benchmark models, bootstrap methods

New Evidence on Mutual Fund Performance: A Comparison of Alternative Bootstrap Methods

Pensions Institute, Discussion Paper PI-1404
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
David P. Blake, Tristan Caulfield, Christos Ioannidis and Ian Tonks
City, University of London, University College London, University of Bath-Department of Economics and University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting
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mutual funds, unit trusts, open ended investment companies, performance measurement, factor benchmark models, bootstrap methods

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Default Funds in UK Defined Contribution Pension Plans

Financial Analysts Journal, July/August 2007
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Sep 2007
Alistair Byrne, Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
University of Edinburgh - Business School, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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defined contribution, default funds, asset allocation, lifecycle investing

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Mortality Density Forecasts: An Analysis of Six Stochastic Mortality Models

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-0801
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 10 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2009
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Kevin Dowd, Guy Coughlan, David Epstein and Marwa Khalaf-Allah
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Pacific Global Advisors, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Downloads 442 (114,026)
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Stochastic mortality model, cohort erect, fan charts, model risk, fore-casting, model selection criteria

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The Cost of Counterparty Risk and Collateralization in Longevity Swaps

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2014
Enrico Biffis, David P. Blake, Lorenzo Pitotti and Ariel Sun
Imperial College Business School, City, University of London, Credit Suisse Securities and Imperial College London, Business School
Downloads 434 (116,496)
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longevity swap, counterparty risk, default risk, collateral, marking-to-market

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Future Higher-Age Mortality

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2021
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Amy Kessler and Marsha Kessler
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Prismic Life and Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc
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COVID-19, all-cause mortality, frailty, co-morbidities, mortality deprivation, accelerated deaths model

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Modelling and Management of Mortality Risk: A Review

Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, Vol. 2-3, pp. 79-113, 2008, Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-0814
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2009
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
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Stochastic mortality models, Short-rate models, Market models, Cohort effect, SCOR

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Target2: The Silent Bailout System that Keeps the Euro Afloat

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 31 May 2018
David P. Blake
City, University of London
Downloads 359 (144,533)
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Target2, payment system, Optimal Currency Area, Eurozone, euro

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An Unreal Number: How Company Pension Accounting Fosters an Illusion of Certainty

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An Unreal Number: How Company Pension Accounting Fosters an Illusion of Certainty

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 19 Feb 2009
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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An Unreal Number: How Company Pension Accounting Fosters an Illusion of Certainty

Pensions Institute, 2008
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
David P. Blake, Zaki Khorasanee, John Pickles and David Tyrrall
City, University of London, affiliation not provided to SSRN, City University London and City University London - The Business School
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And Death Shall Have No Dominion: Life Settlements and the Ethic of Profiting from Mortality

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Feb 2009
David P. Blake and Debbie Harrison
City, University of London and City University London - The Business School
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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2013-14 Update

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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2013-14 Update

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper PI-1502
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Mar 2016
Ken Seng Tan, David P. Blake and Richard D. MacMinn
University of Waterloo, City, University of London and National Chengchi University
Downloads 193 (267,972)
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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2013-14 Update

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Apr 2015
Ken Seng Tan, David P. Blake and Richard D. MacMinn
University of Waterloo, City, University of London and National Chengchi University
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Dealing With the Reluctant Investor: Innovation and Governance in DC Pension Investment

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Dealing With the Reluctant Investor: Innovation and Governance in DC Pension Investment

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Sep 2007
Alistair Byrne, Debbie Harrison and David P. Blake
University of Edinburgh - Business School, City University London - The Business School and City, University of London
Downloads 289 (180,956)
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pensions, defined contribution, lifecycle funds, governance

Dealing With the Reluctant Investor: Innovation and Governance in DC Pension Investment

Pensions Institute, 2007
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
Alistair Byrne, Debbie Harrison and David P. Blake
University of Edinburgh - Business School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and City, University of London
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Sharing Longevity Risk: Why Governments Should Issue Longevity Bonds

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Sharing Longevity Risk: Why Governments Should Issue Longevity Bonds

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-1002
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Dec 2011
David P. Blake, Tom Boardman and Andrew J. G. Cairns
City, University of London, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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Longevity risk, longevity bonds, public policy, political economy

Sharing Longevity Risk: Why Governments Should Issue Longevity Bonds

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
David P. Blake, Tom Boardman and Andrew J. G. Cairns
City, University of London, City University London - The Business School and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
Downloads 50 (673,029)
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Longevity risk, longevity bonds, public policy, political econom

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The Birth of the Life Market

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-0807
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 28 Apr 2009
David P. Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns and Kevin Dowd
City, University of London, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
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Options on Normal Underlyings with an Application to the Pricing of Survivor Swaptions

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper PI-0713
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Feb 2009
Paul Dawson, Kevin Dowd, Andrew J. G. Cairns and David P. Blake
Kent State University, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and City, University of London
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There's No Time Like the Present: The Cost of Delaying Retirement Saving

Financial Services Review, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2006
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Sep 2007
Alistair Byrne, Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
University of Edinburgh - Business School, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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retirement saving, defined contribution, stochastic simulation

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Network Centrality and Delegated Investment Performance

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 12/2015-065
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2016
Alberto G. Rossi, David P. Blake, Allan Timmermann, Ian Tonks and Russ Wermers
Georgetown University, City, University of London, UCSD, University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Networks, Investment Management, Performance

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Target-Driven Investing: Optimal Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Pension Plans Under Loss Aversion

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Target-Driven Investing: Optimal Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Pension Plans Under Loss Aversion

Pension Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-1112
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Dec 2011
David P. Blake, Douglas Wright and Yumeng Zhang
City, University of London, City University London - The Business School and Solutions Group, Legal & General Investment Management
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defined contribution pension plan, investment strategy, loss aversion, target replacement ratio, threshold strategy, portfolio insurance, dynamic programming

Target-Driven Investing: Optimal Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Pension Plans Under Loss Aversion

Pensions Institute, Discussion Paper PI-1112
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 Mar 2016
David P. Blake, Douglas Wright and Yumeng Zhang
City, University of London, City University London - The Business School and Solutions Group, Legal & General Investment Management
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defined contribution pension plan, investment strategy, loss aversion, target replacement ratio, threshold strategy, portfolio insurance, dynamic programming

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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2007-2008 Update

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 11 Feb 2009
Richard D. MacMinn, Jennifer L. Wang and David P. Blake
National Chengchi University, National Chengchi University - Department of Risk Management and Insurance and City, University of London
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Quantifying Loss Aversion: Evidence from a UK Population Survey

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Quantifying Loss Aversion: Evidence from a UK Population Survey

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-021-09356-7
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 16 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
David P. Blake, E. S. Cannon and Douglas Wright
City, University of London, University of Bristol - Department of Economics and City University London - The Business School
Downloads 226 (231,379)
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Loss aversion, Gender effects, Expected utility, Risk attitudes, Survey data

Quantifying Loss Aversion: Evidence From a UK Population Survey

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Volume 63, pages 27–57 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-021-09356-7
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 28 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 16 May 2022
David P. Blake, E. S. Cannon and Douglas Wright
City, University of London, University of Bristol - Department of Economics and City University London - The Business School
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Loss aversion, Gender effects, Expected utility, Risk attitudes, Survey data

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The Stakeholder Pension Lottery: An Analysis of the Default Funds in UK Stakeholder Pension Schemes

EFA 2005 Moscow Meetings Paper, Cass Business School Research Paper
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Jan 2005
Alistair Byrne, Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
University of Edinburgh - Business School, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
Downloads 247 (213,018)

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pension schemes, defined contribution, default funds, strategic asset allocation, lifestyle profile, stochastic simulation

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Backtesting Stochastic Mortality Models: An Ex-Post Evaluation of Multi-Period Ahead-Density Forecasts

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2009
Kevin Dowd, Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Guy Coughlan, David Epstein and Marwa Khalaf-Allah
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Pacific Global Advisors, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Downloads 233 (225,482)
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backtesting, forecasting performance, mortality models

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Financial Sophistication and Pension Plan Decisions

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Feb 2009
Alistair Byrne, David P. Blake and Graham Mannion
University of Edinburgh - Business School, City, University of London and PensionDCisions
Downloads 219 (239,103)
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Pensions, Defined Contribution, Contribution Rates, Investment Choice

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Financial Risks and the Pension Protection Fund: Can it Survive Them?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2020
John Cotter, David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
University College Dublin, City, University of London and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
Downloads 218 (240,188)
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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2019-20 Update

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 06 Apr 2021
David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
Downloads 207 (251,883)
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Longevity risk, life market, capital markets

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Longevity: A New Asset Class

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Nov 2018
David P. Blake
City, University of London
Downloads 204 (255,365)
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longevity risk, longevity-linked assets, uncorrelated returns

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Informed Intermediation of Longevity Exposures

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Informed Intermediation of Longevity Exposures

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Nov 2012
Enrico Biffis and David P. Blake
Imperial College Business School and City, University of London
Downloads 194 (266,719)
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Informed Intermediation of Longevity Exposures

CAREFIN Research Paper No. 17/09
Posted: 08 May 2010
David P. Blake and Enrico Biffis
City, University of London and Imperial College Business School

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Completing the Survivor Derivatives Market: A General Pricing Framework

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-0712
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Feb 2009
Paul Dawson, Kevin Dowd, Andrew J. G. Cairns and David P. Blake
Kent State University, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and City, University of London
Downloads 191 (270,953)
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Age Dependent Investing: Optimal Funding and Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Pension Plans when Members are Rational Life Cycle Financial Planners

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Age Dependent Investing: Optimal Funding and Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Pension Plans when Members are Rational Life Cycle Financial Planners

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-1111
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Dec 2011
David P. Blake, Douglas Wright and Yumeng Zhang
City, University of London, City University London - The Business School and Solutions Group, Legal & General Investment Management
Downloads 114 (413,053)
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defined contribution pension plan, funding strategy, investment strategy, Epstein-Zin utility, stochastic lifestyling, phased annuitisation, dynamic programming

Age-Dependent Investing: Optimal Funding and Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Pension Plans When Members are Rational Life Cycle Financial Planners

Pensions Institute, Discussion Paper PI-1111
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Mar 2016
David P. Blake, Douglas Wright and Yumeng Zhang
City, University of London, City University London - The Business School and Solutions Group, Legal & General Investment Management
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defined contribution pension plan, funding strategy, investment strategy, Epstein-Zin utility, stochastic lifestyling, phased annuitisation, dynamic programming

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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2015-16 Update

Pensions Institute, Working Paper No. 1704
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Oct 2017
David P. Blake, Nicole El Karoui, Richard D. MacMinn and Stéphane Loisel
City, University of London, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris - Centre de Mathematiques Appliquees, National Chengchi University and University of Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Institute of Finance and Insurance Science (ISFA)
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Spend More Today: Using Behavioural Economics to Improve Retirement Expenditure Decisions

Pensions Institute Discussions Paper No. PI-1014
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 01 Dec 2011
David P. Blake and Tom Boardman
City, University of London and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 171 (298,539)
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Behavioural economics, Retirement, Annuities

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Brexit and the City

Number of pages: 189 Posted: 31 May 2018
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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City of London, Brexit, European Union, regulatory equivalence, mutual recognition of regulations

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Apocalyptic Demography? Putting Longevity Risk in Perspective

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Apocalyptic Demography? Putting Longevity Risk in Perspective

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Feb 2009
David P. Blake
City, University of London
Downloads 128 (378,485)
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Apocalyptic Demography? Putting Longevity Risk in Perspective

The Pensions Regulator, December 2007
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and John Pickles
City, University of London and City University London
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Longevity Hedge Effectiveness: A Decomposition

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Longevity Hedge Effectiveness: A Decomposition

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-1106
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Dec 2011
Andrew J. G. Cairns, Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Guy Coughlan
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City University London - The Business School, City, University of London and Pacific Global Advisors
Downloads 116 (407,701)
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hedge effectiveness, correlation, mark-to-model, valuation model, simulation, value hedging, longevity risk, stochastic mortality, population basis risk, recalibration risk

Longevity Hedge Effectiveness: A Decomposition

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Kevin Dowd and Guy Coughlan
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Durham Business School and Pacific Global Advisors
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Hedge effectiveness; Correlation; Value hedging; Valuation model; Longevity risk; Population basis risk; Recalibration risk

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How Bright Are the Prospects for UK Trade and Prosperity Post-Brexit?

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How Bright Are the Prospects for UK Trade and Prosperity Post-Brexit?

Number of pages: 93 Posted: 15 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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international trade, free trade agreements, protectionism, tariffs, non-tariff barriers, Brexit

How Bright are the Prospects for UK Trade and Prosperity Post-Brexit?

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 May 2018
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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international trade, Brexit, protectionism, tariffs, Customs Union, Single Market

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Evaluating the Goodness of Fit of Stochastic Mortality Models

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 May 2009
Kevin Dowd, Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Guy Coughlan, David Epstein and Marwa Khalaf-Allah
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Pacific Global Advisors, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan
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goodness of fit, mortality models

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The Distribution of Future Annuity Prices under Interest-Rate and Longevity Risks

Pension Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-0823
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Feb 2009
Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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longevity risk, interest-rate risk, annuity prices, Taylor series

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Turning Pensions Plans into Pension Planes: What Investment Strategy Designers of Defined Contribution Pension Plans Can Learn from Commercial Aircraft Designers

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 29 Apr 2009
David P. Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns and Kevin Dowd
City, University of London, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
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Nudges and Networks: How to Use Behavioral Economics to Improve the Life Cycle Savings-Consumption Balance

Pensions Institute, DISCUSSION PAPER PI-2009, June 2020
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 02 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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nudges, networks, bwhavioural finance, retirement spending

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The Term Structure of Funding Spreads

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Feb 2009
Joachim Inkmann and David P. Blake
University of Melbourne - Department of Finance and City, University of London
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term structure, funding risk, funding spread, asset-liability management

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Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans

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Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans

J. Risk Financial Manag. 2022, 15, 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15030108
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Apr 2022
Kevin Dowd and David P. Blake
Durham Business School and City, University of London
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defined contribution pension plans; PensionMetrics methodology; OECD Roadmap for the Good Design of Defined Contribution Pension Plans; EIOPA Good Practices on Information Provision for DC Schemes: Enabling Occupational DC Scheme Members to Plan for Retirement

Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Kevin Dowd and David P. Blake
Durham Business School and City, University of London
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Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans

Posted: 22 Mar 2016
David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
City, University of London and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)

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Longevity Risks and Capital Markets: The 2010-2011 Update

Pension Institute Discussion Paper No. PI-1113
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2020
David P. Blake, Christophe Courbage, Richard D. MacMinn and Michael Sherris
City, University of London, Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève - University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), National Chengchi University and University of New South Wales - ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research and School of Risk and Actuarial Studies
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We Need a National Narrative: Building a Consensus Around Retirement Income

Independent Review of Retirement Income, 2016
Number of pages: 606 Posted: 24 Mar 2016
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Measurement Without Theory: On the Extraordinary Abuse of Economic Models in the EU Referendum Debate

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Aug 2016
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Striking Similarities: The Origins of the European Economic Community

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Striking Similarities: The Origins of the European Economic Community

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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European Economic Community, European Economic Community

Striking Similarities: The Origins of the European Economic Community

Advances in Politics and Economics, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2021
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2022
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Origins of the European Economic Community, University of Berlin 1942, European Union

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Still Living With Mortality: The Longevity Risk Transfer Market After One Decade

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Still Living With Mortality: The Longevity Risk Transfer Market After One Decade

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 14 Nov 2018
David P. Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns, Kevin Dowd and Amy R. Kessler
City, University of London, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City University London - The Business School and Prudential Retirement
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Buy-Outs; Buy-Ins; Longevity Insurance; Longevity Bonds; Longevity Swaps; q-Forwards; Tail-Risk Protection; Basis Risk; Credit Risk; Regulatory Capital; Collateral; Liquidity; Stochastic Mortality Models; Longevity Risk Premium; Longevity-Linked Securities; Reinsurance Sidecars

Still Living with Mortality: The Longevity Risk Transfer Market After One Decade

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
David P. Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns, Kevin Dowd and Amy Kessler
City, University of London, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, Durham Business School and Prismic Life
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Longevity Risk; Buy-Outs; Buy-Ins; Longevity Insurance; Longevity Bonds; Longevity Swaps; q-Forwards; Tail-Risk Protection; Basis Risk; Credit Risk; Regulatory Capital; Collateral; Liquidity; Stochastic Mortality Models; Longevity Risk Premium; Longevity-Linked Securities; Reinsurance Sidec

Still Living with Mortality: The Longevity Risk Transfer Market after One Decade

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
David P. Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns, Kevin Dowd and Amy Kessler
City, University of London, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, Durham Business School and Prismic Life
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Longevity Risk; Buy-Outs; Buy-Ins; Longevity Insurance; Longevity Bonds; Longevity Swaps; q-Forwards; Tail-Risk Protection; Basis Risk; Credit Risk; Regulatory Capital; Collateral; Liquidity; Stochastic Mortality Models; Longevity Risk Premium; Longevity-Linked Securities; Reinsurance Sidecars

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Mental Time Travel and the Valuation of Financial Investments

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Mental Time Travel and the Valuation of Financial Investments

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper PI-1403
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Oct 2017
David P. Blake and John Pickles
City, University of London and City University London
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mental time travel; time discounting; expectations; perceptions; time preference; risk preference; closed-end fund puzzle; market valuation; personal valuation

Mental Time Travel and the Valuation of Financial Investments

Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2021
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
David P. Blake and John Pickles
City, University of London and City University London
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mental time travel; time discounting; expectations; perceptions; preferences; closed-end fund puzzle; market valuation; personal valuation

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Phantoms Never Die: Living with Unreliable Population Data

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Phantoms Never Die: Living with Unreliable Population Data

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, 2016
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Kevin Dowd and Amy R. Kessler
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) and Prudential Retirement
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Baby boom; Cohort–births–deaths exposures methodology; Convexity adjustment ratio; Deaths; Graphical diagnostics; Population data

Phantoms Never Die: Living with Unreliable Population Data

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 21 Oct 2015
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Kevin Dowd and Amy R. Kessler
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, City University London - The Business School and Prudential Retirement
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Baby boom, cohort-births-deaths exposures methodology, convexity adjustment ratio, deaths, graphical diagnostics, population data

Phantoms Never Die: Living With Unreliable Population Data

J. R. Statist. Soc. A (2016), 179, Part 4, pp. 975–1005
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Jun 2020
Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake, Kevin Dowd and Amy Kessler
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London, Durham Business School and Prismic Life
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Baby Boom; Cohort–Births–Deaths Exposures Methodology; Convexity Adjustment Ratio; Deaths; Graphical Diagnostics; Population Data

54.

Taking the Long View

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 06 May 2009 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2009
David P. Blake, Tom Boardman, Andrew J. G. Cairns and Kevin Dowd
City, University of London, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
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NDC v. FDC: Pros, Cons and Replication

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NDC v. FDC: Pros, Cons and Replication

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Dec 2011
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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non-financial defined contribution, financial defined contribution

NDC v FDC: Pros, Cons and Replication

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Facing Up to Uncertain Life Expectancy: The Longevity Fan Charts

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Feb 2009
Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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On the Structure and Classification of Mortality Models

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1506, August 2015
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, age period effects, cohort effects

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Ensuring a Genuine Level Playing Field with the EU Post-Brexit

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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UK-EU future relationship, level playing field, cherry picking

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Annuities & Accessibilility: How the Industry Can Empower Consumers to Make Rational Choices

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Feb 2009
Debbie Harrison, Alistair Byrne and David P. Blake
City University London - The Business School, University of Edinburgh - Business School and City, University of London
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What Should Be Done About the Underfunding of Defined Benefit Pension Schemes? A Case Study of Ireland

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Mar 2014
John Cotter, David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
University College Dublin, City, University of London and Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
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Defined Benefit Pension Schemes, Funding, Government Insurance Schemes

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Modelling Socio-Economic Differences in Mortality Using a New Affluence Index

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 May 2019 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2020
Andrew J. G. Cairns, Malene Kallestrup Lamb, Carsten Rosenskjold, David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, Aarhus University, Aarhus University, City, University of London and City University London - The Business School
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Affluence index, Danish mortality data, CBD-X model, gravity model

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The UK Is the Eurozone’s Dumping Ground

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The UK Is the Eurozone’s Dumping Ground

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2021
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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euro, purchasing power parity, dumping

The UK is the Eurozone’s Dumping Ground

Review of Economics and Finance, 2021, 19, 124-141 (open access)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Sep 2021
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Euro, Purchasing Power Parity, Dumping

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Pyrrhic Victory? The Unintended Consequences of the Pensions Act 2004

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Feb 2009
Debbie Harrison, Alistair Byrne, Bill Rhodes and David P. Blake
City University London - The Business School, University of Edinburgh - Business School, Pendragon PLC and City, University of London
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UK Pension Fund Management: How is Asset Allocation Influenced by the Valuation of Liabilities?

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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The Myth of Methuselah and the Uncertainty of Death: The Mortality Fan Charts

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Feb 2009
Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS), City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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mortality, fan charts, longevity risk, parameter risk

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Grouping Individual Investment Preferences in Retirement Savings: A Cluster Analysis of a USS Members Risk Attitude Survey

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-2003, February 2020
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
David P. Blake, Mel Duffield, Ian Tonks, Alistair Haig, Dean Blower and Laura MacPhee
City, University of London, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting, Franklin Templeton, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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investment choices, cluster analysis, risk attitudes, risk capacity, defined contribution pension schemes

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Decentralized Investment Management: Evidence from the Pension Fund Industry

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Decentralized Investment Management: Evidence from the Pension Fund Industry

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
David P. Blake, Alberto G. Rossi, Allan Timmermann, Ian Tonks and Russ Wermers
City, University of London, Georgetown University, UCSD, University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Decentralized Investment Management: Evidence from the Pension Fund Industry

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7679
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 10 Feb 2010
David P. Blake, Allan Timmermann, Ian Tonks and Russ Wermers
City, University of London, UCSD, University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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asset management, decentralized management, pension funds, principal agent problems

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Fund Flows, Manager Change and Performance Persistence

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Wolfgang Bessler, David P. Blake, Peter Lueckoff and Ian Tonks
University of Hamburg, City, University of London, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen and University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting
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Mutual funds, performance persistence, fund flows, manager changes

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The Valuation of No-Negative Equity Guarantees and Equity Release Mortgages

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1911, September 2019
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Kevin Dowd, David P. Blake, Dean Buckner and John Fry
Durham Business School, City, University of London, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Manchester Metropolitan University
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Actuarial Science, Black ’76 model, CBD mortality models, Equity Release, No Negative Equity Guarantee, Prudential Regulation

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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2018-19 Update

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Jul 2020
David P. Blake and Andrew J. G. Cairns
City, University of London and Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics
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Longevity Hedging 101: A Framework for Longevity Basis Risk Analysis and Hedge Effectiveness

North American Actuarial Journal, Volume 15, Number 2, 2011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
Guy Coughlan, Marwa Khalaf-Allah, Yijing Ye, Sumit Kumar, Andrew J. G. Cairns, David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
Pacific Global Advisors, J.P. Morgan, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics, City, University of London and City University London - The Business School
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Longevity hedging, longevity index, longevity basis risk, stochastic mortality, two populations, hedge effectiveness

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A General Procedure for Constructing Mortality Models

Pensions Institute, Discussion Paper PI-1301
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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Mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, age period effects, cohort effects

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Longevity Risk and Hedging Solutions

In Georges Dionne (Ed.), Handbook of Insurance, second edition, Springer, New York, 2013
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Nov 2020
Guy Coughlan, David P. Blake, Richard D. MacMinn, Andrew J. G. Cairns and Kevin Dowd
Pacific Global Advisors, City, University of London, National Chengchi University, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and Durham Business School
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Improved Inference in the Evaluation of Mutual Fund Performance Using Panel Bootstrap Methods

Pensions Institute, Discussion Paper PI-1405
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
David P. Blake, Tristan Caulfield, Christos Ioannidis and Ian Tonks
City, University of London, University College London, University of Bath-Department of Economics and University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting
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mutual funds, unit trusts, open-ended investment companies, performance measurement, factor benchmark models, panel methods, bootstrap methods.

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Turning Pension Plans Into Pension Planes: What Investment Strategy Designers of Defined Contribution Pension Plans Can Learn From Commercial Aircraft Designers

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Turning Pension Plans into Pension Planes: What Investment Strategy Designers of Defined Contribution Pension Plans can Learn from Commercial Aircraft Designers

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
David P. Blake, Andrew J. G. Cairns and Kevin Dowd
City, University of London, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and Durham Business School
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Delivering DC? Barriers to Participation in the Company-Sponsored Pensions Market

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 18 Feb 2009
Debbie Harrison, Alistair Byrne and David P. Blake
City University London - The Business School, University of Edinburgh - Business School and City, University of London
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The Great Game Will Never End: Why the Global Financial Crisis Is Bound to Be Repeated

Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2022,15:245; doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15060245
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 09 Jun 2022
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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behavioural biases; gaming; Global Financial Crisis; product complexity; regulatory arbitrage and capture; shadow banking; systemic risk

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The Simple Economics of Funded and Unfunded Pension Systems

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
David P. Blake and J. Michael Orszag
City, University of London and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Modelling Longevity Bonds: Analysing the Swiss Re Kortis Bond

Pensions Institute, DISCUSSION PAPER PI-1504, 2015
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 23 Jun 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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Mortality Modelling, Age/Period/Cohort Models, General Procedure, Co-integration, Cohort Effects, Kortis Bond

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Spend More Today Safely: Using Behavioural Economics to Improve Retirement Expenditure Decisions

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and Tom Boardman
City, University of London and City University London - The Business School
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Returning to the Core: Rediscovering a Role for Real Estate in Defined Contribution Pension Schemes

Pensions Institute, 2013
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
Debbie Harrison, David P. Blake and Tony Key
affiliation not provided to SSRN, City, University of London and City University London - Faculty of Finance
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CBDX: A Workhorse Mortality Model from the Cairns-Blake-Dowd Family

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-2002, January 2020
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Kevin Dowd, Andrew Cairns and David P. Blake
City University London - The Business School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and City, University of London
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mortality rates, Cairns-Blake-Dowd mortality model, CBDX mortality model

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Longevity Risk and Capital Markets: The 2021-22 Update

Number of pages: 175 Posted: 18 Aug 2023
David P. Blake, Malene Kallestrup Lamb and Jesper Rangvid
City, University of London, Aarhus University and Copenhagen Business School
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Chapter 6: ‘The Role of Collective Pension Schemes and How These Could Be Introduced in the UK’

“We Need a National Narrative: Building a Consensus around Retirement Income”, Report of the Independent Review of Retirement Income, 2016
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Managing Euro Risk

Number of pages: 140 Posted: 29 Jun 2020
Barney Reynolds, David P. Blake and Bob Lyddon
affiliation not provided to SSRN, City, University of London and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Independent Review of Retirement Income: Consultation

Independent Review of Retirement Income, 2016
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 24 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2020
E. S. Cannon and David P. Blake
University of Bristol - Department of Economics and City, University of London
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Pension Plan Decisions

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
Alistair Byrne, David P. Blake and Graham Mannion
University of Edinburgh - Business School, City, University of London and PensionDCisions
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Pensions; Defined Contribution; Contribution Rates; Investment Choice; Behavioural Biases

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A Simple Approach to Project Extreme Old Age Mortality Rates and Value Mortality-Related Financial Instruments

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1907, December 2019
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Kevin Dowd, Andrew J. G. Cairns and David P. Blake
Durham Business School, Heriot-Watt University - Department of Actuarial Science & Statistics and City, University of London
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Age-Period-Cohort mortality model, age effect, projection, extreme old age, term annuity

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Identifiability in Age/Period/Cohort Mortality Models

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1509, September 2015
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, identification issues, projection

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On the Projection of Mortality Rates to Extreme Old Age

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1909, December 2019
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Kevin Dowd and David P. Blake
Durham Business School and City, University of London
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mortality rates, Cairns-Blake-Dowd mortality model, CBDX mortality model, Lee-Carter mortality model, projection, extreme old age

91.

Looking into Longevity: Q&A with Professor David Blake

Blake, D. & Kearns, H. (2022). Looking into longevity: Q & A with Professor David Blake. London, UK: Insight Investment.
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Mar 2022
David P. Blake and Howard Kearns
City, University of London and Insight Investment
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The Real Lessons of the Global Banking Crisis

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 23 Jun 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Global Banking Crisis

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Portability and Preservation of Pension Rights in the United Kingdom

Number of pages: 121 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and J. Michael Orszag
City, University of London and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number: An Examination of Early Intervention Strategies for Trustees and Sponsoring Employers of Stressed Defined Benefit Schemes

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
Debbie Harrison and David P. Blake
affiliation not provided to SSRN and City, University of London
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Caveat Venditor: The brave new world of auto-enrolment should be governed by the principle of seller not buyer beware

Pensions Institute, 2012
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
Debbie Harrison, David P. Blake and Kevin Dowd
affiliation not provided to SSRN, City, University of London and Durham Business School
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Lost Pensions, Lost Pensioners: Is a National Registry of Pension Plans the Answer?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and John A. Turner
City, University of London and Pension Policy Center
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Improving Security and Flexibility in Retirement

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and Robert Hudson
City, University of London and Hull University Business School (HUBS)
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Forward Mortality Rates in Discrete Time II: Longevity Risk and Hedging Strategies

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1602, January 2016
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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Mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, forward mortality rates, longevity-linked securities, longevity hedging

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Productivity and Exports – How SMART Planning can Resolve the UK’s Two Most Serious Economic Crises

Number of pages: 246 Posted: 05 May 2023
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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productivity, exports, behavioural psychology, behavioural economics, SMART plans

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Chapter 4: ‘Helping Savers to Manage Longevity Risk’

“We Need a National Narrative: Building a Consensus around Retirement Income”, Report of the Independent Review of Retirement Income , 2016
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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On the Disclosure of the Costs of Investment Management

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 23 Jun 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Mental Time Travel and Retirement Savings

J. Risk Financial Manag. 2021, 14, 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14120581
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 14 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
David P. Blake and John Pickles
City, University of London and City University London
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retirement savings; lifecycle model; financial investment valuation; mental time travel; time perception; projecting; exponential growth bias; discounting; present bias; symmetric; asymmetric; valuation

103.

Chapter 5: ‘The Role of the National Employment Savings Trust in Helping Savers to Access Good Quality Retirement Products’

"We Need a National Narrative: Building a Consensus around Retirement Income", Report of the Independent Review of Retirement Income, 2016
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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The consequences of not having to buy an annuity

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Jun 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Identifiability in Age/Period Mortality Models

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1508, July 2015
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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mortality modelling, age/period models, identification, projection

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Mental Time Travel and Financial Investment Valuation: Exploring Pricing Asymmetries

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Jul 2022
David P. Blake and John Pickles
City, University of London and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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financial investment valuation, mental time travel, projecting, expectations, discounting, symmetric and asymmetric valuation

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Chapter 3: ‘Supporting Savers to Make the Right Choice at Retirement for Them and Their Family and How to Build on the Lessons of Auto-Enrolment’

“We Need a National Narrative: Building a Consensus around Retirement Income”, Report of the Independent Review of Retirement Income, 2016
Number of pages: 239 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Bringing Black Box Thinking to the Pensions Industry

Pensions Institute, February 2018
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and Matthew Roy
City, University of London and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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A Healthier Way to De-Risk: The Introduction of Medical Underwriting to the Defined Benefit De-Risking Market

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Jun 2020
Debbie Harrison and David P. Blake
affiliation not provided to SSRN and City, University of London
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Nudges and Networks: How to Use Behavioural Economics to Improve the Life Cycle Savings-Consumption Balance

Journal of Risk and Financial Management Management 15: 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15050217
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 May 2022
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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nudges, networks, behavioural economics, life cycle savings-consumption, Save More Tomorrow (SMART) plans, Spend Optimally Throughout Retirement (SPEEDOMETER) plans

111.

Chapter 1: 'Introduction'

“We Need a National Narrative: Building a Consensus around Retirement Income”, Report of the Independent Review of Retirement Income, 2016
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
David P. Blake
City, University of London
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Basis Risk and Pensions Schemes: A Relative Modelling Approach.

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 24 Jun 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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Mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, relative models, longevity basis risk

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How Do Savers Think About and Respond to Risk? Evidence From a Population Survey and Lessons for the Investment Industry

Pensions Institute, 2014
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
David P. Blake and Alistair Haig
City, University of London and Franklin Templeton
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Ending Compulsory Annuitisation: Quantifying the Consequences

Pensions Institute, 2010
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 19 Jun 2020
David P. Blake, E. S. Cannon and Ian Tonks
City, University of London, University of Bristol - Department of Economics and University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting
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Identifiability, Cointegration and the Gravity Model

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1505, July 2017
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, multi-population modelling, coherent mortality projection

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Forward Mortality Rates in Discrete Time I: Calibration and Securities Pricing

Pensions Institute Discussion Paper, PI-1511, September 2015
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 Mar 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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mortality modelling, age/period/cohort models, forward mortality rates, Esscher transform, longevity-linked securities

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Smart Defaults: Determining the Number of Default Funds in a Pension Scheme

Forthcoming, The British Accounting Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2021.101042
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 14 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
David P. Blake, Mel Duffield, Ian Tonks, Alistair Haig, Dean Blower and Laura MacPhee
City, University of London, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Bristol - Department of Finance and Accounting, Franklin Templeton, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Defined contribution pension schemes, Investment choices, Default investment funds, Cluster analysis, Risk attitude, Risk capacity

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The Good, the Bad and the Healthy: The Medical Underwriting Revolution in the Defined Benefit De-Risking Market

Number of pages: 86 Posted: 10 Jul 2020
Andrew Hunt and David P. Blake
City University London - Sir John Cass Business School and City, University of London
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