Are "daddy's boys" just as rich as daddy? The transmission of values between generations

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 439-471

  Arrondel, Luc ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Banque de France ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Intergenerational inequalities; Saving preferences; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891660184     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-012-9230-7     Document Type: Article

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