The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics (응용통계연구)

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Longevity Bond Pricing by a Cohort-based Stochastic Mortality

코호트 사망률을 이용한 장수채권 가격산출

  • Jho, Jae Hoon (School of International Economics and Business, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Kangsoo (Korea Insurance Development Institute)
  • Received : 2015.07.13
  • Accepted : 2015.07.30
  • Published : 2015.08.31
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Abstract

We propose an extension of the Lee and Jho (2015) mean reverting the two factor mortality model by incorporating a period-specific cohort effect. We found that the consideration of cohort effect improves the mortality fit of Korea male data above age 65. Parameters are estimated by the weighted least squares method and Metropolis algorithm. We also emphasize that the cohort effect is necessary to choose the base survival index to calculate longevity bond issue price. A key contribution of the article is the proposal and development of a method to calculate the longevity bond price to hedge the longevity risk exposed to Korea National Pension Services.

본 논문은 평균회귀 2요인 사망률 모형에 코호트 효과를 반영한 개선된 확률론적 사망률 모형을 제시한다. 한국 남자의 사망률 자료를 바탕으로 가중평균최소제곱법과 메트로폴리스 알고리듬을 이용하여 사망률 모형을 추정한 결과 코호트 효과를 반영하는 것이 모형 적합도를 향상시킴을 발견하였다. 국민연금공단과 같은 연금사업자가 자신의 장수위험을 금융시장에 순차적으로 전가하는 수단으로서 옵션방식 이자지급 장수채권의 활용을 제안하고 발행채권의 가격 산출방법을 제시하는 것이 본 논문이 기여하는 점이다. 특히 생존지수에 의해 이자지급 현금흐름이 결정되는 장수채권 가격산출을 위하여 코호트 효과가 매우 중요한 요소임을 강조하였다.

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