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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, James D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1980.
Colección:Studies in income and wealth.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (348 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographies and indexes.
ISBN:9780226764603
0226764605
1281431095
9781281431097
9786611431099
6611431098