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Inheritance and gift taxation vary widely among countries in both the design and tax burden. We analyze the impact of a series of factors, such as the country's affluence, political preferences, preferences for equity, aging ratio, fiscal standing of the state, and the country's size, on...
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We study the effect of bequests and their taxation on wealth inequality. We allow for random death and birth in a … continuous-time, dynastic framework. Individuals behave optimally and accumulate wealth over their lifetime. Bequests above a tax … exemption threshold are taxed according to a fixed rate. We derive a stochastic differential equation modeling dynastic wealth …
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effect of wealth shocks on household consumption and individual expectations of the future. Many household experienced a … significant wealth shocks, but these shocks led to modest spending effects and small revisions to expectations regarding future … bequests. Expectations of bequests seem particularly tied to housing wealth. …
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, 19th century weight was higher in states with greater average wealth and population density and lower in states with … greater wealth inequality. …
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