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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 Corporativo: Conference on Research in Income and Wealth
Otros Autores: Smith, James D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1980.
Colección:Studies in income and wealth ; 46.
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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.
Notas:"Contains the papers presented at the Conference on Modeling the Distribution and Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth held in Williamsburg on 8 and 9 December, 1977."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 336 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780226764603
0226764605