Inheritances and Wealth Inequality, 1989–1998. Wolff, E. N. 92(2):260–264.
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The paper explores whether inheritances and other wealth transfers are, on net, equalizing or disequalizing with respect to current wealth holdings. The study makes use of the Survey of Consumer Finances for the United States over the 1989–1998 period. As far as I am aware, this is the first study on this question.
@article{wolffInheritancesWealthInequality2002,
  title = {Inheritances and {{Wealth Inequality}}, 1989–1998},
  author = {Wolff, Edward N.},
  date = {2002},
  journaltitle = {The American Economic Review},
  volume = {92},
  number = {2},
  eprint = {3083413},
  eprinttype = {jstor},
  pages = {260--264},
  issn = {00028282},
  doi = {10.1257/000282802320189366},
  abstract = {The paper explores whether inheritances and other wealth transfers are, on net, equalizing or disequalizing with respect to current wealth holdings. The study makes use of the Survey of Consumer Finances for the United States over the 1989–1998 period. As far as I am aware, this is the first study on this question.},
  keywords = {Determinants of Wealth and Wealth Inequality,Historical Trends,Intergenerational Transfers of Wealth},
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