Cary Tsai, Simon Fraser University

Research

Longevity Risk Mortality Immunination Mortality Linked Securities Mortality Models Mortality Risk Natural Hedge

Latest funding

Hedging of longevity/mortality risks and statistical approaches to modelling mortality rates
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$108,000
Modeling of mortality rates, hedging of longevity and mortality risks, and pricing of mortality-linked securities
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$55,000

Hedging of longevity/mortality risks and statistical approaches to modelling mortality rates

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tsai, Cary Chi-Liang

Keywords: Longevity Risk; Mortality Immunination; Mortality Linked Securities; Mortality Models; Mortality Risk; Natural Hedge

$108,000

Modeling of mortality rates, hedging of longevity and mortality risks, and pricing of mortality-linked securities

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tsai, CaryChiLiang

$55,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Longevity Risk Dear Professor Tsai, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on longevity risk connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Hedging of longevity/mortality risks and statistical approaches to modelling mortality rates" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]