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Volume (Year): 3 (2007)
Issue (Month): 2 (March)
Pages: 277-295
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Keywords: Inter-vivos transfers; Post-mortem bequests; Sibling rivalry; Merit goods; Portfolio analysis; D10; D31; D64;

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