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Junior is rich: bequests as consumption

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George Constantinides
John Donaldson
Rajnish Mehra ()

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Volume (Year): 32 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 (July)
Pages: 125-155
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Keywords: Bequests Overlapping generations Equity premium Asset pricing D1 D91 E2 G11 G12

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