Secular changes in wealth inequality and inheritance

Economic Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 474, 2001, Pages 691-721

  Laitner, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LONGEVITY; SAVINGS BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034800080     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00656     Document Type: Article

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