Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/F1xn752 Modeling the Distribution and Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth By: James D. Smith Publisher: University of Chicago Press Print ISBN: 9780226764542, 0226764540 eText ISBN: 9780226764603, 0226764605 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 1980 Format: PDF Available from $ 81.00 USD SKU 9780226764603 This pioneering volume uses modern statistical and simulation techniques to explain the process of wealth transmission and the persistent problem of the unequal distribution of wealth. These papers reflect a shift from the traditional cross-sectional measurement to an intertemporal focus by attempting to model mathematically the actual process by which wealth is acquired and transmitted. There are many questions to be answered: What are the factors influencing saving? What is the role of mating? What decides ownership between spouses? How are rare assets distributed by divorce? What are the patterns of behavior in making gifts and bequests? And what is the effect of the relative ages of the persons involved?
