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Inheriting wealth in America : future boom or bust? /

Inheritances are often regarded as a great 'evil', enabling great fortunes to be passed from one generation to another, exacerbating wealth inequality, and reducing wealth mobility. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and a simulation model...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolff, Edward N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Wealth > United States.
Inheritance and succession > United States.
Income distribution > United States.
Richesse > États-Unis.
Successions et héritages > États-Unis.
Revenu > Répartition > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Income distribution
Inheritance and succession
Wealth
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Inheritances are often regarded as a great 'evil', enabling great fortunes to be passed from one generation to another, exacerbating wealth inequality, and reducing wealth mobility. Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and a simulation model over years 1989 to 2010, the author reports six major findings.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199353965
0199353964
0199353956
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1322411905
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