Wealth, Inequality, and Altruistic Bequests

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type , Preprint 01 Jan 2001 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:SSRN Electronic Journal (eissn: 1556-5068,

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Authors: John Laitner;

doi: 10.2139/ssrn.1084670 , 10.1257/000282802320189384

Wealth, Inequality, and Altruistic Bequests

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This paper examines the role of bequests and inter vivos gifts in the U.S. economy, considering their importance in determining (i) the economy's aggregate capital stock, (ii) the distribution of private net worth, and (iii) public policy outcomes and options. It focuses on several recent calibrated simulations.

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