Robust forecasting

The COVID-19 pandemic led to mortality shocks in many countries worldwide.  These shocks complicate the use of stochastic mortality forecasting models.  In order to avoid biased projections, it is necessary to identify outliers and control for them.  The following resource links cover our materials on robust mortality forecasting.

The resources below cover mortality forecasting only.  For analysis of portfolio data affected by shocks like COVID-19, see our page on mortality shocks.

 

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Videos

Training materials

How to fit robust mortality-forecasting models using the Projections Toolkit:

Presentations

Papers