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Arguing that parental actions are important sources of wealth inequality, this book examines the transmission of economic status from one generation to another by constructing a model of parental preferences. It offers evidence on the intergenerational transfer of consumption, earnings and wealth.

Parental Priorities and Economic Inequality

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 17 February 1998
      ISBN-13 9780226548401
      978-0226548401
      ISBN-10 0226548406
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      Economic theory and philosophy Macroeconomics Social groups, communities and identities

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      Book Synopsis
      Arguing that parental actions are important sources of wealth inequality, this book examines the transmission of economic status from one generation to another by constructing a model of parental preferences. It offers evidence on the intergenerational transfer of consumption, earnings and wealth.

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