Alexandre Boumezoued
Alexandre Boumezoued is the Head of R&D at Milliman's Paris office
Articles written by Alexandre Boumezoued
The cohort effects that never were
The analysis of cohort effects has long fascinated the actuarial community; these effects correspond to the observation that specific generations can have longevity characteristics different from those of the previous and the following ones. However, Richards (2008) conjectured that these cohort effects might be errors caused by sudden changes in fertility patterns.