Bequests, Inter Vivos Transfers, and Wealth Distribution

Shinichi Nishiyama ()

Review of Economic Dynamics, 2002, vol. 5, issue 4, pages 892-931

Abstract: This paper constructs a heterogeneous agent overlapping generations model with bequests and inter vivos transfers. In the model, households in the same family line behave strategically to determine their consumption, working hours, gifts, and savings. Calibrating the model to the U.S. economy, the paper measures time preference and parental altruism consistent with the economy's capital-output ratio and the size of intergenerational transfers. The model with intergenerational transfers better explains, although not fully, the wealth distribution of the United States. The paper also analyzes the effects of government policy changes on wealth accumulation, distribution, and social welfare. (Copyright: Elsevier)

Keywords: intergenerational altruism; overlapping generations; Markov perfect equilibrium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D64 D91 H31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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