Almost $4 trillion dollars of wealth is currently held by families with a life expectancy of less than 10 years. When … that wealth is inherited, will it be retained or spent quickly? Results from the NLSY79, a longitudinal survey covering … inheritance and about one-seventh expecting to receive an inheritance. Suggestions to increase savings from inheritances are …

the sum of inheritance received between 1996-2004 contributed to the observed trends in wealth accumulation and wealth … significant inheritors started with low initial wealth (and this was true within each age group). Inheritance in the period …In this paper we examine how the distribution of wealth has been changing in UK over the period 1995 to 2005 and how …

provide estimates for the overall magnitude and the distribution of inherited wealth. Our results indicate that the period … under examination the annual flow of inheritance increased markedly, from £22 billion in 1984 to £56 billion in 2005. The … inheritances is characterized by a very high degree of inequality (comparable by and large to that observed in personal wealth) and …

The theory of functional equations is used to clarify the relationship between equilibrium distributions of wealth and … within a simple model of inheritance. …

1950, and back up to about 15% by 2010. A simple theoretical model of wealth accumulation, growth and inheritance can fully … wealth and inheritance are bound to play a key role for aggregate wealth accumulation and the structure of lifetime …This paper attempts to document and account for the long run evolution of inheritance. We find that in a country like …