Point and interval forecasts of age-specific life expectancies: A model averaging approach
BACKGROUND Any improvement in the forecast accuracy of life expectancy would be beneficial forpolicy decision regarding the allocation of current and future resources. In this paper, Irevisit some methods for forecasting age-specific life expectancies. OBJECTIVE This paper proposes a model averaging...
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Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2012-11-01
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Series: | Demographic Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol27/21/ |