Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), we found that on average over the
period from 1989 to 2007, about one fifth of American households at a given point of time …

Inheritances are often regarded as a societal" evil," enabling great fortunes to be passed
from one generation to another, thus exacerbating wealth inequality and reducing wealth …

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 …

This article aims to measure and understand the role of inheritances in shaping wealth
inequality. We use a quasi-experimental design and Swedish administrative data to …

This paper uses population register data on inheritances and wealth in Sweden to estimate
the causal impact of inheritances on wealth inequality. We find that inheritances reduce …

Using the B ritish H ousehold P anel S urvey, we investigate the role of inheritance in
shaping the distribution of household wealth in G reat B ritain during 1995–2005a period …

The role of intergenerational transfers of wealth via inheritance and gifts inter vivos in the
accumulation of household wealth and the generation of wealth inequality has been hotly …

Using data from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics and from Federal Estate Tax
returns, this paper investigates the labor disincentive caused by inheritance. The results are …

We estimate the contribution of intergenerational transfers (inheritances and gifts) and family
background to wealth inequality in four OECD countries: France, Spain, Great Britain, and …

This chapter offers an overview of the empirical and theoretical research on the long-run
evolution of wealth and inheritance. Wealth–income ratios, inherited wealth, and wealth …