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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.creator | Hendricks, Lutz | - |
| dc.date | 2005 | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-16T07:02:43Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-16T07:02:43Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-10-16 | - |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19068 | - |
| dc.identifier | ppn:509688225 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/19068 | - |
| dc.description | This paper investigates the role of discount rate heterogeneity for wealth inequality. The key idea is to infer the distribution of preference parameters from the observed age profile of wealth inequality. The contribution of preference heterogeneity to wealth inequality can then be measured using a quantitative life-cycle model. I find that discount rate heterogeneity increases the Gini coefficient of wealth by 0.06 to 0.11. The share of wealth held by the richest 1% of households rises by 0.03 to 0.13. The larger changes occur when altruistic bequests are large and when preferences are strongly persistent across generations. Discount rate heterogeneity also helps account for the large wealth inequality observed among households with similar lifetime earnings. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | - | |
| dc.relation | CESifo working papers 1604 | - |
| dc.rights | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | - |
| dc.subject | E2 | - |
| dc.subject | ddc:330 | - |
| dc.subject | wealth inequality | - |
| dc.subject | preference heterogeneity | - |
| dc.subject | Vermögensverteilung | - |
| dc.subject | Lebenseinkommen | - |
| dc.subject | Zeitpräferenz | - |
| dc.subject | Gini-Koeffizient | - |
| dc.subject | Theorie | - |
| dc.subject | USA | - |
| dc.title | How important is discount rate heterogeneity for wealth inequality? | - |
| dc.type | doc-type:workingPaper | - |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor | |
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