## Laplace transform ordering of actuarial quantities.(English)Zbl 1074.62527

Summary: This paper aims to study both univariate and multivariate versions of the Laplace transform order. The importance of this stochastic order relation in actuarial sciences is enhanced by outlining several possible applications.

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 62P05 Applications of statistics to actuarial sciences and financial mathematics 60E15 Inequalities; stochastic orderings
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