Do bequests increase or decrease wealth inequalities?

This paper finds that individuals in Japan do not leave very significant bequests, that parents often require a quid pro quo for bequests to their children, and that wealthier individuals leave less bequests, meaning that bequests ameliorate wealth inequalities.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Horioka, Charles Yuji
Publisher:	Osaka : Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
Subject:	Erbe \| Vermögensverteilung \| Soziale Ungleichheit \| Generationengerechtigkeit \| Japan \| Bequests \| Inheritances \| Intergenerational transfers \| Wealth inequalities \| Life cycle wealth

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Series:	ISER Discussion Paper ; 729
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	595751172 [GVK] hdl:10419/92856 [Handle]
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; E21 - Consumption; Saving
Source:	EconStor

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