Toward automated denoising of single molecular Förster resonance energy

In 2005 the total world population exceeded 6.5 billion people, which is almost double the size observed in 1965 (United Nations 2007). The annual growth rate of the world population, however, has been declining continu-ously during the past four decades; as opposed to its peak value of 2.02

This paper uses historical U.S. data to directly estimate the contri-bution of intergenerational transfers to aggregate capital accumula-tion. The evidence presented indicates that intergenerational trans-fers account for the vast majority of aggregate U.S. capital forma-tion; only a negligible

In the presence of endogenous growth intergenerational transfer from the young to the old reduce per capita income growth and harm future generations. On the other hand, competitive equilibria are inefficient if externalities sustain long-run growth. This paper shows that if individuals retire

Abstract: In China, filial piety is regarded as a tradition that children should take care of old-aged parents with financial support and spiritual consolation. Thus, the intergenerational transfers that could be observed are usually upward from children to parents. Nowadays, China is undergoing

the intergenerational allocation of a non-renewable resource within an overlapping generations model. Sustainability is defined as a nondecreasing total value of the capital and resource stock. Without forced intergenerational transfers or sufficiently high bequest motives a sustainable allocation is very unlikely

In this chapter, I review empirical and theoretical literature on taxation of intergenerational transfers (estates, bequests, inheritances, inter vivos gifts) and wealth. The main message may be summarized as follows. Empirical evidence on bequest motivations and responses to estate taxation

Pareto-improving intergenerational transfers

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JEL No. H0 This paper provides new evidence on the decomposition of aggregate household wealth into life-cycle and transfer wealth. Using the 1998 Survey of Consumer Finances, it finds that transfer wealth accounts for approximately one-fifth to one-quarter of aggregate wealth, suggesting a larger