Inheriting Wealth in America: Future Boom or Bust?

by Edward N. Wolff

Inheritances are often regarded as a societal "evil," enabling great fortunes to be passed from one generation to another, thus exacerbating wealth inequality and reducing wealth mobility. Discussions of inheritances in America bring to mind the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, and "trust fund babies"---people who receive enough money through inheritances or gifts that they do not have any need to work during their lifetime. Though these are, of course,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199353956
• ISBN13: 9780199353958
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"