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 …

This article attempts to document and account for the long-run evolution of inheritance. We
find that in a country like France the annual flow of inheritance was about 20–25% of …

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 …

Using large samples of estate tax returns, we construct new series on wealth concentration
in Paris and France from 1807 to 1994. Inequality increased until 1914 because industrial …

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 …

This paper provides historical series on the evolution of the share of inherited wealth in
aggregate private wealth in Europe (France, the UK, Germany, Sweden) and the USA over …

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 chapter is concerned with the distribution of personal wealth, which usually refers to the
material assets that can be sold in the marketpace, although on occasion pension rights are …

We study wealth concentration in Sweden over 130 years, from the beginning of
industrialization until the present day. Our series are based on new evidence from estate …

This chapter reviews the long-run developments in the distribution of personal income and
wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer …