[eng] Three Points of View on Inheritance: Family, Property and State, . by Denis Kessler, André Masson, Pierre Pestieau.. . This introductory article offers three complementary views on inheritance, in connection with three institutions: the family as a network of intergenerational...

[eng] Tests for Models of Inheritance: A Critical Inventory, . by André Masson, Pierre Pestieau.. . In order to assess the empirical relevance of a number of bequest models to be found in economic literature, this article presents an overview of the predominantly Anglo-Saxon tests conducted on...

[spa] Hipótesis del ciclo de vida y acumulación del patrimonio : Francia 1986, . por André Masson, Luc Arrondel.. . Este articulo présenta diferentes pruebas de la hipótesis del ciclo de vida efectuadas con datos transversales de la encuesta « Activos Financieros» (Inséé, 1986), en lo...

Within a life cycle framework, this paper focuses first, on the relation, adjusted for age, between wealth and lifetime resources (comprising permanent (labor) income and inheritance) and second, on distributional issues, through the contribution to wealth inequality of age and permanent income...

This article considers four models of household wealth accumulation, which differ principally in terms of the length of the time horizon. The myopic model is characterised by a very short time horizon, with models levels of wealth tracking income, while life-cycle models suppose that individuals...

Ce texte presente quelques elements pour une economie des generations, autour de trois debats. Le premier, normatif, concerne la responsabilite des contemporains a l'egard de leurs successeurs : peut compter sur l'altruisme des individus pour leur descendance, ou l'Etat doit-il representer les...