Strong intergenerational associations in wealth have fueled a longstanding debate over why children of wealthy parents … tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children's wealth accumulation … by Norwegian parents to a population panel data set with detailed information on disaggregated wealth portfolios and …

Strong intergenerational associations in wealth have fueled a longstanding debate over why children of wealthy parents … tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children's wealth accumulation … by Norwegian parents to a population panel data set with detailed information on disaggregated wealth portfolios and …

Strong intergenerational associations in wealth have fueled a longstanding debate over why children of wealthy parents … tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children's wealth accumulation … by Norwegian parents to a population panel data set with detailed information on disaggregated wealth portfolios and …

Why do the children of wealthy parents accumulate more wealth than children from poorer backgrounds? Does parental … wealth have a role in determining young people's earnings, saving choices, returns to wealth and access to homeownership? How … much wealth do parents give directly to their children? What other channels are involved in the persistence of wealth from …

Strong intergenerational associations in wealth have fueled a longstanding debate over why children of wealthy parents … tend to be well off themselves. We investigate the role of family background in determining children's wealth accumulation … by Norwegian parents to a population panel data set with detailed information on disaggregated wealth portfolios and …

This paper examines the effects of children on consumption and wealth. To anchor intuition, we develop implications … matching the distribution of existing wealth. We therefore examine the effects of children using a rich, augmented life … worth and consequently are an important factor in understanding the wealth distribution. The effects of children are much …