@article {edsrep.8536.120070101,
	title = {Introduction to The Economic Theory of Annuities[The Economic Theory of Annuities].},
	journal = {Introductory Chapters},
	year = {2007},
	abstract = {Annuities are financial products that guarantee the holder a fixed return so long as the holder remains alive, thereby providing insurance against lifetime uncertainty. The terms of these contracts depend on the information available to insurance firms. Unlike age and gender, information about individual survival probabilities cannot be readily ascertained. This asymmetric information causes market inefficiencies, such as adverse selection. Groundbreaking in its scope, The Economic Theory of Annuities offers readers a theoretical analysis of the functioning of private annuity markets. Starting with a general analysis of survival functions, stochastic dominance, and characterization of changes in longevity, Eytan Sheshinski derives the demand for annuities using a model of individuals who jointly choose their lifetime consumption and retirement age. The relation between life insurance and annuities that have a bequest option is examined and "annuity options" are proposed as a response},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=edsrep\&AN=edsrep.8536.1\&site=eds-live},
	author = {Eytan, Sheshinski}
}
