Bequest Motives: a Comparison of Sweden and the United States
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INHERITANCE ; ALTRUISM: LIFE CYCLE MODELS;JEL classification:
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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