Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/101244 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 353
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
This paper discusses what is longevity risk, why it is important, approaches used by the West to manage longevity risk and what lessons can be learnt by Asian countries from the experiences of the West. Increasing and uncertain longevity has emerged as a key risk affecting individuals, pension plans, insurers and governments in both the developed and emerging world. I discuss progress in the field of longevity modelling and the merits as well as drawbacks of these models. In Western countries, attempts have been made by capital market and governments to deal with longevity risk, but the availability of solutions remain limited. Further developments should focus on creating a set of instruments that are effective, economically affordable, and transparently priced. It is important to understand, measure, and manage longevity risk. Moreover, further pension reforms are needed to address the root of the problem. For Asian countries, the experience of the West provides ample guidance in formulating their pension plans and promoting capital market developments to avoid the same predicament the West is now struggling with. Simple cost-effective solutions linking retirement ages to longevity, efficiently engaging women and older workers in the work force for longer, education and technology driven flexible work practices, along with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia.
Subjects: 
longevity risk
asia
managing longevity risk
longevity modeling
pension plans
JEL: 
G17
G22
G23
E24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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