; inheritance …

we restrict the sample solely on those persons receiving an inheritance. Although more modest, higher inheritances … not adjust working hours and the full response takes place in the phase of the inheritance. Although negative income … restringiert wird. Im Gegensatz zu vorangegangenen Untersuchungen passt der Lebenspartner des Erben sein Arbeitsangebot aber nicht …

We study the effect of receiving an inheritance on the labor force participation (LFP) of both the recipient and the … recipient's spouse in a population of older married couples. An inheritance is not subject to laws governing division of marital … inheritance expectations, we interpret the receipt of an inheritance as a shock to wealth. Our results indicate that receiving an …

The objective of this paper is to study when and how much labor supply and savings of heirs respond to inheritances. We … transfer. Our second main result is that the more the heir inherits, the higher her capital income becomes. This savings effect … only appears in the years after receiving the inheritance. It disappears after a couple of years. -- inheritances …