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UNINA9910824765403321 |
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Titolo |
Modeling the distribution and intergenerational transmission of wealth / / edited by James D. Smith |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1980 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-43109-5 |
9786611431099 |
0-226-76460-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (348 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Studies in income and wealth ; ; v. 46 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wealth - United States |
Inheritance and succession - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- National Bureau of Economic Research -- Prefatory Note -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Long-Term Trends in American Wealth Inequality -- 2. The Wealth of Testators and Its Distribution: Butler County, Ohio, 1803-65 -- 3. The Perpetuation of Wealth: A Simulation Model -- 4. The Importance of Material Inheritance: The Financial Link between Generations -- 5. The Bequest Process and the Causes of Inequality in the Distribution of Wealth -- 6. Estimates of the 1969 Size Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. from a Synthetic Data Base -- 7. The Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth: Does Family Size Matter? -- 8. Relevance in Economic Measurement: Public Inheritances -- List of Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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? |
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