Simulating the transmission of wealth inequality via bequests

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-128

  Gokhale, Jagadeesh ^a   Kotlikoff, Laurence J ^b   Sefton, James ^c   Weale, Martin ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035218476     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(00)00097-9     Document Type: Article

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