Modeling the Distribution and Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth.
This pioneering volume uses modern statistical and simulation techniques to explain the process of wealth transmission and the persistent problem of the unequal distribution of wealth. These papers reflect a shift from the traditional cross-sectional measurement to an intertemporal focus by attempti...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1980.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780226764603 0226764605 1281431095 9781281431097 9786611431099 6611431098 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This pioneering volume uses modern statistical and simulation techniques to explain the process of wealth transmission and the persistent problem of the unequal distribution of wealth. These papers reflect a shift from the traditional cross-sectional measurement to an intertemporal focus by attempting to model mathematically the actual process by which wealth is acquired and transmitted. There are many questions to be answered: What are the factors influencing saving? What is the role of mating? What decides ownership between spouses? How are rare assets distributed by divorce? What are the pa. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Language Note: | English. |
| Series: | Studies in income and wealth.
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| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |