Inheritance and the distribution of wealth

Frank Cowell ()

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Abstract: The theory of functional equations is used to clarify the relationship between equilibrium distributions of wealth and population parameters such as the distribution of families by size, marriage patterns, tax mechanisms and savings behaviour within a simple model of inheritance.

Keywords: Inheritance; wealth; Pareto distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D31 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1998-05
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Working Paper: Inheritance and the Distribution of Wealth (1998)
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