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    • Wealth composition
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    • Cross-national comparisons
    • Determinants of wealth and wealth inequality
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    • Impacts of wealth inequality
    • Intergenerational wealth
    • Methods of estimation of wealth inequality
    • Trends in aggregate wealth and wealth inequality
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Inheritance Trends

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Inheritance Trends

Concern is rising about a potential return to “patrimonial capitalism,” in which wealth and power are increasingly concentrated and parental wealth is key in determining intergenerational life chances and opportunities. Explore the novel comprehensive compilation of data related to the evolution of wealth transfers such as inheritances, bequests, and gifts across different countries.

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Indicator Comparison

Compare inheritance and gift ratios, average effective tax rates, and aggregate values for one selected country.

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iHow to use the tool?

Compare inheritance and gift ratios, average effective tax rates, and aggregate values within a selected country over time.

Select a country and choose indicators for the left and right axes to overlay two series in the same view.

Country View

Visualize the evolution of inheritance flows, gifts, and related transfer estimates within a selected country.

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Visualize the evolution of inheritance flows, gifts, and related transfer estimates for a selected country over time.

Select a country, currency and price adjustment, and unit of analysis to inspect how inheritance and gift flows change within one national series.

Country Comparison

Compare inheritance trends and transfer estimates across countries.

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iHow to use the tool?

Compare inheritance flows, gifts, and related transfer estimates across countries using the same visualization framing.

Select one or more countries, currency and price adjustment, and unit of analysis to compare cross-country inheritance dynamics over time.

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Data Sources Library: Inheritance Trends

Find the source list in the Inheritance Trends section of the Data Sources Library.

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