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 …

Insights from economics and the economic analysis of law may be useful in analyzing
succession law, including intestacy and wills as well as nonprobate transfers such as trusts …

The right turn in US politics has increased conflict over both ends and means in government
budgeting and financial management. Overlapping and competing views of the way the …

This study uses disclosure data from 7,043 Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) in the
United States to examine differences in client wealth by type of compensation. We find that …

In this paper we seek to determine the effect of assets held in early adult life on later
outcomes. We specifically look at wages, employment prospects, general health and …

Automatic offers an innovative new way to think about how Americans can save for
retirement. Over the past quarter century, America's pension system has shifted away from …

There have been reform committees of fifty, of sixty, of seventy, of one hundred and all sorts
of numbers that started out to do up the regular political Organizations. They were …

Due to a changing retirement landscape, many baby boomers are likely to have insufficient
resources for a secure retirement. One potential source that could improve their situation is …

International financial centres have been a major source of wealth accumulation and an
essential channel for investment–hence their relevance to the themes of this book. A …

I examine the wealth holding of nineteenth century Britain shopkeepers using data on
census-linked probated decedents. Previous research indicates that the nineteenth century …