Wealth inequality, intergenerational transfers, and family background

We estimate the contribution of intergenerational transfers (inheritances and gifts) and family background to wealth inequality in four OECD countries: France, Spain, Great Britain, and the USA. We compare the observed wealth distribution with a non-parametric counterfactual distribution where all d...

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Main Authors: Palomino, JC, Marrero, GA, Nolan, B, Rodríguez, JG
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021