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Wealth dynamics in the 1980's and 1990's : Sweden and the US
Klevmarken, Anders; Lupton, Joseph P.; Stafford, Frank P. - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001537294
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Wealth dynamics in the 1980's and 1990's : Sweden and the U.S.
Klevmarken, Anders; Lupton, Joseph P.; Stafford, Frank - 2000
wealth accumulation in these two countries can be enlightening. In this paper we examine wealth inequality and mobility in … Sweden and the United States over the past decade. We show that wealth inequality has been significantly greater in the U …. In addition to less inequality and a higher median wealth, we also show that wealth quintile mobility in the 1990 s has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011587574
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Accounting for racial wealth disparities in the United States
Thompson, Jeffrey P.; Suárez, Gustavo A. - 2019
Using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, this paper updates and extends previous research on the racial wealth gap in the United States. We explore several hypotheses that help explain differential wealth accumulation by racial groups, including the importance of receiving inheritances...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131621
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The impact of intergenerational transfers on household wealth inequality in Japan and the United States
Niimi, Yoko; Horioka, Charles - 2016
To help shed light on the implications of intergenerational transfers for wealth inequality, this paper examines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011537589
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The role of credit on the evolution of wealth inequality in the USA
Oviedo Moguel, Rodolfo - 2020
In the USA, the share of household wealth held by the richest 1% increased from 23.5% in 1980 to 41.8% in 2012. This paper contributes to understanding the causes behind this increase. First, using an accounting decomposition, I show that more than half of the increase in the share of the top 1%...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012318998
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The impact of intergenerational transfers on the distribution of wealth : an international comparison
Horioka, Charles - 2024
In this paper, I analyze detailed data on intergenerational transfers in 4 countries (China, India, Japan, and the United States) from the "Japan Household Panel Survey on Consumer Preferences and Satisfaction (JHPS-CPS)" which has been conducted by the Institute of Social and Economic Research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015066903
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Wealth distribution and optimal inheritance taxation in life-cycle economies with intergenerational transfers
Heer, Burkhard - 2000
We introduce intergenerational transfers into a general equilihrium life-cycle model in order to explain observed levels of wealth heterogeneity. In our overlapping generations model, heterogenous agents face uncertain lifetime and leave both accidental and voluntary bequests to their cinldren....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010440978
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Measuring peer effects on youth smoking behavior
Nakajima, Ryo - 2004
This paper examines the role of peer effects in smoking behavior using data of middle and high school students in the United States. I present a random utility model that explicitly incorporates complementarity between individual and peer smokings. A Markov process model of smoking interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332516
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Measuring peer effects on youth smoking behavior
Nakajima, Ryo (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
This paper examines the role of peer effects in smoking behavior using data of middle and high school students in the United States. I present a random utility model that explicitly incorporates complementarity between individual and peer smokings. A Markov process model of smoking interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001990751
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Leveraging the benefits of integrating and interacting electric vehicles and distributed energy resources
Paschmann, Martin - 2017
In this paper, benefits resulting from the interaction of electric vehicles and photovoltaic generation units are analyzed. In doing so, a bottom-up approach is developed to simulate the driving and charging behavior of electric vehicles. An economic analysis is then performed to determine key...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011750404