Description: This is the informal discussion transcript from Session 5A: Mortality and Longevity Research from the January 4-6, 2017 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando.

Description: This paper attempts to gather information regarding various components of the Canadian retirement income system, and to quantify the impact on the system of unanticipated morality improvements, particularly at age 65 and over, and of lower than expected equity returns. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Paper examines the rapid growth of the elderly population in India, as well as problems and challenges related to this growth, some universal, and some unique to India. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Using the Japan Life Table as input, this paper discusses the strengths and limitations of four mortality models: Heligman-Pollard, Mixed Weibull, Lee-Carter, and a simulation model. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Presented at Living to 100 Symposium, January 2011. This study adapts the idea of regular discount sequence in the bandit problem, and uses it to interpret life expectancy, as well as to develop a model for survival probabilities. Data came from multiple countries.