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Resources for CS2

These books are optional or suggested additional reading for IFoA exam subject CS2 that may complement IFoA Core Reading and tuition provider material for this exam subject.

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  • . Leung, A.P. S.-F. Academic Press; Elsevier, 2021. ISBN 9780323901727.
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  • An actuarial survey of statistical models for decrement and transition data. Macdonald, A.S. British Actuarial Journal (1996) 2: 129-155; 429-448; 703-726.
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  • . Marubini, E.; Valsecchi, M. G. - John Wiley, 2004. ISBN 9780470093412
  • . 3rd ed. Benjamin, B.; Pollard, J. H. - ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ, 1993. ISBN 9780901066268
  • . Brzezniak, Z.; Zastawniak, T. - Springer, 1998. ISBN 9783540761754
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  • . De Volder, P.; Janssen, J.; Manca, R. - John Wiley, 2015. ISBN 9781119184546
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  • . - Beyersmann, J., Schumacher, M. and Allignol, A. - Springer, 2012. ISBN 9781461420347
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  • . Hinde, A. - Routledge, 1998. ISBN 9780340718926
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  • . - Denuit, M., Hainaut, D. and Trufin, J. - Springer, 2019. ISBN 9783030258207
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  • . Hickman, J. C. North American Actuarial Journal (1997) 1(3): 1-5. DOI 10.1080/10920277.1997.10595621
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  • . Dobson, A. J. - Chapman & Hall, 1983. 125 pages. ISBN 9780412248603
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  • . 2nd ed. Hossack, I. B.; Pollard, J. H.; Zehnwirth, B. - Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 9780521655347
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  • . 5th ed. Klugman, S. A.; Panjer, H. H.; Willmot, G. E. - John Wiley, 2019. ISBN 9781118215323. The library holds previous edition: , 2012
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  • . 2nd ed. Lantz, B. - Packt Publishing, 2013. ISBN 9781784393908. The Library also offers later , 2019, ISBN 978-1788291552:
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  • . Kulkarni, V.G. - Springer, 1999. ISBN: 0387987258..
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  • .  Macdonald, A.S., Richards, S.J. and Currie, I.D. - Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN 9781107045415. IFoA Core Reading CS2 makes reference to chapters 12 and 13.
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  • . Scott, W. F. - University of Aberdeen, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2000.
  • . 2nd ed. Tse, Y-K. - Cambridge University Press, 2009. 524 pages. ISBN 978052764650
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  • . 3rd ed. Grimmett, G.; Stirzaker, D. - Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780198572220
  • . Daykin, C. D.; Pentikainen, T.; Pesonen, M. - Chapman & Hall, 1994. ISBN 9780412428500
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  • . Gray, R.J.; Pitts, S.M. - Cambridge University Press, 2012. xiv, 393 pages. ISBN 9780521863940
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  • . 2nd ed. Kalbfleisch, J.D.; Prentice, R.L. - Wiley-Blackwell, 2002. ISBN 9781420099607
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  • . 3rd ed. Jones, P; Smith, P. Arnold. - Chapman & Hall, 2017. ISBN 9781498778121.
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  • . Elandt-Johnson, R. C.; Johnson, N. L. - John Wiley, 1999. ISBN 9780471349921
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The IFoA Library Service offers other  which you can request via the library catalogue.

IFoA Core Reading CS2 also makes reference to the following articles and papers

  • A cohort-based extension of the Lee-Carter model for mortality reduction factors. Renshaw, A.E. and Haberman, S. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (2006) 38(3): 556-570.
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  • Lee-Carter mortality forecasting: a multi-country comparison of variants and extensions. Booth, H., Hyndman, R.J. and de Jong, P. Demographic Research (2006) 15: 289-310.
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  • Longevity risk and annuity pricing with the Lee-Carter model. Richards, S.J and Currie, I.D. British Actuarial Journal (2009) 15(2): 317-343.
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  • Mortality modeling and forecasting: a review of methods. Booth, H. and Tickle, L. Annals of Actuarial Science (2008) 3(1-2): 3-43.
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  • . Chalk, A. and McMutrie, C. Casualty Actuarial Society e-Forum (2016). Spring. 50 p.
  • Robust forecasting of mortality and fertility rates: a functional data approach. Hyndman, R.J. and Ullah, M.S. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis (2007) 51: 4492-4456.
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  • Stochastic methods in population forecasting. Alho, J.M. International Journal of Forecasting (1990) 6(4): 521-530.
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