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How do Chinese Predict Their Life Expectancy? 

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Bei Lu, Zhenzhen Yang, John Piggott and Hong Mi

Understanding subjective life expectancy (SLE) is critical for pension design and longevity insurance markets. Yet there are very few studies that focus on this question.

This paper is the first of its kind to analyse subjective life expectancy in China. It draws on a recent longitudinal survey data (two years) in which participants were asked about their life expectancies. 

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