Wealth Inequality and Altruistic Bequests. Laitner, J. American Economic Review, 92(2):270–273, 2002.
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This paper examines the role of bequests and inter vivos gifts in the U.S. economy, considering their importance for the economy's (i) aggregate capital stock, (ii) distribution of private net worth, and (iii) public policy options. It focuses on several recent calibrated simulations.
@article{Laitner2002,
  title = {Wealth Inequality and Altruistic Bequests},
  author = {Laitner, John},
  year = {2002},
  journal = {American Economic Review},
  volume = {92},
  number = {2},
  eprint = {3083415},
  eprinttype = {jstor},
  pages = {270--273},
  doi = {10.1257/000282802320189384},
  url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/3083415},
  abstract = {This paper examines the role of bequests and inter vivos gifts in the U.S. economy, considering their importance for the economy's (i) aggregate capital stock, (ii) distribution of private net worth, and (iii) public policy options. It focuses on several recent calibrated simulations.},
  keywords = {Intergenerational Wealth,Methods of Estimation of Wealth Inequality}
}

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