countries. We compare the institutional frame, in particular labor-market characteristics and family law, in Germany and Japan … decades ago are happening only now in Japan. We analyze if and how the consequences in terms of family structures and … fertility rates that resulted in Germany can be transfered to Japan. …

In this paper, I analyze a variety of evidence for Japan and, where available, for the United States on bequest … applicable in Japan than it is in the U.S., that the dynasty model is also more applicable in Japan than it is in the U.S. but … that it is not of dominant importance even in Japan, and conversely, that the altruism model is far more applicable in the …

This paper finds that individuals in Japan do not leave very significant bequests, that parents often require a quid …

Japan and the United States to examine whether individuals who receive intergenerational transfers from their parents are … children in both Japan and the United States, which in turn is likely to contribute to the persistence or widening of wealth …