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This paper examines the role of bequests and of taxation on bequests for the distribution of wealth. We investigate a model with overlapping generations and heterogenous households where parents derive utility directly from their bequests. Using the coefficient of variation as the measure of...
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We provide a comprehensive empirical study on the factors that drive citizens' policy preferences regarding inheritance … taxation. It builds on a representative survey among more than 1.000 German citizens in 2014 and 2015. Support for inheritance … drive policy preferences, but acceptance for inheritance taxation is higher among subjects who expect the typical German …
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Why are some people wealth rich while others are poor? To what extent can governments affect inequality? Which instruments should they use? Answering these questions requires understanding why people save. Dynamic quantitative models of wealth inequality can help us to understand and quantify...
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