Do Bequests Increase or Decrease Wealth Inequalities?. Horioka, C. Y. Economics Letters, 103(1):23–25, 2009.
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This paper finds that individuals in Japan do not leave very significant bequests, that parents often require a quid pro quo for bequests to their children, and that wealthier individuals leave less bequests, meaning that bequests ameliorate wealth inequalities.
@article{Horioka2009,
  title = {Do Bequests Increase or Decrease Wealth Inequalities?},
  author = {Horioka, Charles Yuji},
  year = {2009},
  journal = {Economics Letters},
  volume = {103},
  number = {1},
  pages = {23--25},
  doi = {10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.009},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.01.009},
  abstract = {This paper finds that individuals in Japan do not leave very significant bequests, that parents often require a quid pro quo for bequests to their children, and that wealthier individuals leave less bequests, meaning that bequests ameliorate wealth inequalities.},
  keywords = {Determinants of Wealth and Wealth Inequality,Intergenerational Wealth}
}

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