Perceptions of Mortality: Individual Assessment of Longevity Risk

dc.contributor.authorMcGarry, Kathleen
dc.date2023-05-17T23:45:15.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T00:33:09Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T00:33:09Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-18
dc.date.submitted2020-06-18T13:46:15-07:00
dc.description.abstractFinancially successful retirement depends in large part on managing longevity risk: individuals need to save during their working lives to cover expenses in retirement, and then they must spend down those savings carefully so as not to outlive their assets. Despite the centrality of individuals’ expectations regarding life expectancy, little is known about how longevity expectations are formed and how they evolve as individuals age. This paper assesses the evolution of subjective survival probabilities, defined as the probabilities that people believe they will live to at least 75 or 85 years of age. I examine the correlates of these reported probabilities when initially measured, how they change over time, and in particular, how they change with major life course events like the death of a parent, in-law, spouse, or sibling. I also examine how the subjective probabilities change in response to health shocks such as a heart attack or diagnosis of diabetes.
dc.description.commentsThe published version of this working paper may be found in the 2022 publication: New Models for Managing Longevity Risk: Public-Private Partnerships (https://pensionresearchcouncil.wharton.upenn.edu/new-models-for-managing-longevity-risk-public-private-partnerships/).
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/44073
dc.legacy.articleid1680
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1680&context=prc_papers&unstamped=1
dc.rightsAll findings, interpretations, and conclusions of this paper represent the views of the author and not those of the Wharton School or the Pension Research Council. © 2020 Pension Research Council of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.
dc.source.issue678
dc.source.issueWP2020-09
dc.source.journalWharton Pension Research Council Working Papers
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherLife expectancy
dc.subject.othersubjective survival
dc.subject.othermortality probabilities
dc.subject.otherlongevity
dc.subject.otherhealth
dc.subject.otherEconomics
dc.titlePerceptions of Mortality: Individual Assessment of Longevity Risk
dc.typeWorking Paper
digcom.contributor.authorMcGarry, Kathleen
digcom.identifierprc_papers/678
digcom.identifier.contextkey18161192
digcom.identifier.submissionpathprc_papers/678
digcom.typeworkingpaper
dspace.entity.typePublication
upenn.schoolDepartmentCenterWharton Pension Research Council Working Papers
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