Transmission and inequality of wealth: An empirical study of wealth mobility from 1800 to 1938 in France

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-232

  Arrondel, Luc ^a   Grange, Cyril ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Galton; Inequality; Inheritance; Wealth transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746238543     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-005-9015-3     Document Type: Article

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