OBJECTIVE To apply a continuous hazard function approach to calculate the lifetime density function (LDF) at any age, and to compare the life expectancies derived from the LDF with those obtained with standard life table (SLT) methods. METHODS Age-specific mortality rates were modeled through a continuous hazard function. To construct the cumulative hazard function, appropriate integration li...

in this paper, the cox proportional hazard model is used to answer several questions. in general, fourteen variables are applied in four groups: firm, industry, expenditure human resources specific characteristics as well. according to the previous literature in this field, the findings of this paper also show that the factors which affect life duration of firms are different between industries...

This paper explores implications of nominal rigidity characterized by a non-constant hazard function for aggregate dynamics. I derive the NKPC under an arbitrary hazard function and parameterize it with the Weibull duration model. The resulting Phillips curve involves lagged in‡ation and lagged expectations. It nests the Calvo NKPC as a limiting case in the sense that the e¤ects of both terms a...

investigation of reliability characteristics under fuzzy environments is proposed in this paper. fuzzy weibull distribution and lifetimes of components are using it described. formulas of a fuzzy reliability function, fuzzy hazard function and their α-cut set are presented. furthermore, the fuzzy functions of series systems and parallel systems are discussed, respectively. finally, some numeric...