The dissertation elaborates on topics that are related to (i) intergenerational transfers of wealth and to (ii) how …

In this paper, we analyze the wealth accumulation and saving behavior of the retired elderly in Italy using micro data … from the "Survey of Italian Households' Income and Wealth," a panel survey of households conducted every two years by the … Bank of Italy. We find that, on average, the retired elderly in Italy are decumulating their wealth (dissaving) but that …

to their pre-inheritance wealth. We also find that post-inheritance behavioral adjustments mitigate the equalizing effect …We use new population-wide register data on inheritances and wealth in Sweden to estimate the causal impact of … inheritances on wealth inequality. We find that inheritances reduce relative wealth inequality (e.g., the Gini coefficient falls by …

to their preinheritance wealth. We also find that post-inheritance behavioral adjustments mitigate the equalizing effect …We use new population-wide register data on inheritances and wealth in Sweden to estimate the causal impact of … inheritances on wealth inequality. We find that inheritances reduce relative wealth inequality (e.g., the Gini coefficient falls by …

to their pre-inheritance wealth. We also find that post-inheritance behavioral adjustments mitigate the equalizing effect …We use new population-wide register data on inheritances and wealth in Sweden to estimate the causal impact of … inheritances on wealth inequality. We find that inheritances reduce relative wealth inequality (e.g., the Gini coefficient falls by …

bequests as potential determinants of the high level of wealth concentration in the US. Analyzing the joint distribution of …. Nonetheless, concentration of labor earnings is the primary source of wealth concentration in the US. This finding reflects the … high correlation between earnings and wealth in the data, as well as the fact that earnings are a major source of income …

We estimate the size of inheritance and gift flows in Germany for selected years over the last century, applying the … Socio-Economic Panel, SOEP). The data clearly supports the finding of a U-shaped evolution. The annual flow of inheritance … pure household survey data or inheritance tax statistics yields much lower values. We can decompose the gap between the …

We estimate the size of inheritance and gift flows in Germany for selected years over the last century, applying the … Socio-Economic Panel, SOEP). The data clearly supports the finding of a U-shaped evolution. The annual flow of inheritance … pure household survey data or inheritance tax statistics yields much lower values. We can decompose the gap between the …