Evaluating the Advanced Life Deferred Annuity — An annuity people might actually buy
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عنوان ژورنال: Insurance: Mathematics and Economics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0167-6687
DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2009.08.010