Piketty, Thomas; Postel-Vinay, Gilles; Rosenthal, … - In: Explorations in Economic History 51 (2014) C, pp. 21-40
We divide decedents into two groups: “rentiers" (whose wealth is smaller than the capitalized value of their inherited wealth) and “savers” (who consumed less than their labor income). Applying this split to a unique micro data set on inheritance and matrimonial property regimes, we find...