On a closed-form expression and its approximation to Gompertz life disparity

In the literature, there exists a closed form solution to the remaining life expectancy at age x when mortality is governed by the Gompertz law. This expression contains a special function that allows us to construct high-accuracy approximations, which are also helpful in assessing the elasticity of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Demographic research 2023-07, Vol.49, p.1-12
1. Verfasser: Di Palo, Cinzia
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Zusammenfassung:In the literature, there exists a closed form solution to the remaining life expectancy at age x when mortality is governed by the Gompertz law. This expression contains a special function that allows us to construct high-accuracy approximations, which are also helpful in assessing the elasticity of life expectancy with respect to the model parameters. However, to my knowledge, a similar formulation for life disparity does not exist, and as a consequence, it does not exist for life table entropy either.
ISSN:1435-9871
2363-7064
1435-9871
DOI:10.4054/DEMRES.2023.49.1