Expressing products of independent beta and gamma variates as mixtures of gamma variates, we exhibit a means of calculating the distribution function of generalised mortality rates when the sums at risk have a gamma distribution, allowing for realistic and consistent movements into and out of...

The last few years have seen an explosion of economic research on the consequences of natural disasters. This new interest is attributable first and foremost to a growing awareness of the potentially catastrophic nature of these events, but also a result of the increasing awareness that natural...