Bequests

Charles Horioka

ISER Discussion Paper from Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka

Abstract: In this paper, we discuss bequests and other intergenerational transfers and what impact they have on the consumption, saving, and labor supply behavior of households. We show that bequests and other intergenerational transfers are prevalent in most countries, that they are sometimes motivated by altruism and sometimes by selfishness, that they affect the consumption and saving behavior of households to some extent, especially that of elderly households, that they affect the labor supply behavior of households, especially that of bequest recipients, and that they have important policy implications.

Date: 2025-06
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Working Paper: Bequests (2025)
Working Paper: Bequests (2025)
Working Paper: Bequests (2025)
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