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Uncertain Uncertainty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2013

Matthew Corder  and
Martin Weale
Matthew Corder
Affiliation:
Bank of England
Martin Weale*
Affiliation:
Bank of England
*
*Correspondence to: Dr Martin Weale, Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH. E-mail: Martin.Weale@bankofengland.co.uk
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Sessional meetings: papers and abstracts of discussions
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British Actuarial Journal , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , September 2012 , pp. 542 - 561
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Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 2012

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