This paper investigates the effect of private pensions on the retirement wealth distribution. The model incorporates stochastic private pension coverage into a lifecycle model with stochastic earnings. The predictions of the calibrated model are compared to the distribution of retirement net...

Assets in tax-deferred retirement accounts (TDA) and housing are two major components of household portfolios. In this paper, we develop a life-cycle model to examine the interaction between households' use of TDA and their housing decisions. The model generates life-cycle patterns of home...

Bimetallic and magnetic hollow spheres (FeCo@C) are developed and serves as highly efficient catalysts for removal of organic contaminants. In comparison to Fe@C and Co@C, FeCo@C exhibited a superior activity for removal of Orange G (OG) with extremely low concentration of FeCo@C (50.0 mg/L) via...