TY  - JOUR
AU  - Horioka,Charles Yuji
TI  - Do Bequests Increase or Decrease Wealth Inequalities?
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 14639
PY  - 2009
Y2  - January 2009
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w14639
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w14639.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Charles Y. Horioka
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Osaka University
6-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki-shi
Osaka-fu 567-0047
JAPAN
Tel: 81-6-6879-8586
Fax: 81-6-6878-2766
E-Mail: horioka@iser.osaka-u.ac.jp
AB  - This paper finds that individuals in Japan do not leave very significant bequests, that parents often require a quid pro quo for bequests to their children, and that wealthier individuals leave less bequests, meaning that bequests ameliorate wealth inequalities.
ER  -