Inheritance, steady-state consumption inequality, and the lifetime earnings process

Manchester School

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 466-476

  Wilhelm, Mark O ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0007027089     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00076     Document Type: Article

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