Children and the Elderly: Wealth Inequality Among America’s Dependents
Author
Abstract
Suggested Citation
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-018-0676-5
Download full text from publisher
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.
References listed on IDEAS
- Samuel Preston, 1984. "Children and the elderly: Divergent paths for America’s dependents," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 21(4), pages 435-457, November.
- Yonatan Ben-Shalom & Robert A. Moffitt & John Karl Scholz, "undated".
"An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States,"
Mathematica Policy Research Reports
cfc848ed6ab647bcb38ab47bb, Mathematica Policy Research.
- Yonatan Ben-Shalom & Robert A. Moffitt & John Karl Scholz, 2011. "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States," NBER Working Papers 17042, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Yonatan Ben-Shalom & Robert Moffitt & John Karl Scholz, 2011. "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States," Economics Working Paper Archive 579, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics.
- Ray Boshara & William R. Emmons & Bryan J. Noeth, 2015. "The Demographics of Wealth - How Age, Education and Race Separate Thrivers from Strugglers in Today's Economy. Essay No. 1: Race, Ethnicity and Wealth," Demographics of Wealth, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue 1, pages 1-24.
- Edward Nathan Wolff, 2011. "Recent Trends in Household Wealth, 1983-2009: The Irresistible Rise of Household Debt," Review of Economics and Institutions, Università di Perugia, vol. 2(1).
- Robert Moffitt, 2015. "The Deserving Poor, the Family, and the U.S. Welfare System," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 52(3), pages 729-749, June.
- Samuel Dodini & Jeff Larrimore & Logan Thomas, 2016.
"Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2015,"
Reports and Studies
89203, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Samuel Dodini & Jeff Larrimore & Logan Thomas, 2016. "Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2015," Reports and Studies 2085, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- David H. Autor & Lawrence F. Katz & Melissa S. Kearney, 2008. "Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 90(2), pages 300-323, May.
- Emmanuel Saez & Gabriel Zucman, 2016. "Editor's Choice Wealth Inequality in the United States since 1913: Evidence from Capitalized Income Tax Data," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 131(2), pages 519-578.
- Hurd, Michael D, 1987. "Savings of the Elderly and Desired Bequests," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 77(3), pages 298-312, June.
- Dynan Karen & Elmendorf Douglas & Sichel Daniel, 2012.
"The Evolution of Household Income Volatility,"
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 12(2), pages 1-42, December.
- Karen E. Dynan & Douglas W. Elmendorf & Daniel E. Sichel, 2007. "The evolution of household income volatility," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-61, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Arthur B kennickell, 2008. "The role of over-sampling of the wealthy in the survey of consumer finances," IFC Bulletins chapters, in: Bank for International Settlements (ed.), The IFC's contribution to the 56th ISI Session, Lisbon, August 2007, volume 28, pages 403-408, Bank for International Settlements.
- Stephanie A. Bond Huie & Patrick M. Krueger & Richard G. Rogers & Robert A. Hummer, 2003. "Wealth, Race, and Mortality," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 84(3), pages 667-684, September.
- Modigliani, Franco, 1988. "The Role of Intergenerational Transfers and Life Cycle Saving in the Accumulation of Wealth," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 2(2), pages 15-40, Spring.
- Edward N. Wolff, 2016. "Deconstructing Household Wealth Trends in the United States, 1983 - 2013," NBER Working Papers 22704, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Edward N. Wolff, 2012. "The Asset Price Meltdown and the Wealth of the Middle Class," NBER Working Papers 18559, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Elliott, William & Destin, Mesmin & Friedline, Terri, 2011. "Taking stock of ten years of research on the relationship between assets and children's educational outcomes: Implications for theory, policy and intervention," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(11), pages 2312-2328.
- Jenkins, Stephen P. & Brandolini, Andrea & Micklewright, John & Nolan, Brian (ed.), 2012. "The Great Recession and the Distribution of Household Income," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199671021.
- Ray Boshara & William R. Emmons & Bryan J. Noeth, 2015. "The Demographics of Wealth - How Age, Education and Race Separate Thrivers from Strugglers in Today's Economy. Essay No. 2: The Role of Education," Demographics of Wealth, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue 2, pages 1-28.
Citations
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- Lersch, Philipp M. & Grabka, Markus M. & Rüß, Kilian & Schröder, Carsten, 2021. "Wealth of children from single-parent families: Low levels and high inequality in Germany," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 31(5), pages 565-579.
- Rothwell, David W. & Ottusch, Timothy & Finders, Jennifer K., 2019. "Asset poverty among children: A cross-national study of poverty risk," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 409-419.
- David Rothwell & Timothy Ottusch & Jennifer K. Finders, 2018. "Asset Poverty Among Children: A Cross-national Study of Poverty Risk," LWS Working papers 29, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
- Ján Buleca & Nikola Šubová & Lenka Malièká, 2022. "The Relationship between Household Wealth and Financial Vulnerability in the Post-communist Countries of the Euro Area," Journal of Economics / Ekonomicky casopis, Institute of Economic Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, vol. 70(7-8), pages 569-588, July.
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.- Bradley Hardy & Timothy Smeeding & James P. Ziliak, 2018. "The Changing Safety Net for Low-Income Parents and Their Children: Structural or Cyclical Changes in Income Support Policy?," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 55(1), pages 189-221, February.
- Aydilek, Asiye, 2016. "The allocation of time and puzzling profiles of the elderly," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 515-526.
- Shinichi Nishiyama, 2000. "Bequests, Inter Vivos Transfers, and Wealth Distribution: Technical Paper 2000-8," Working Papers 13332, Congressional Budget Office.
- Joachim Inkmann & Alexander Michaelides, 2012.
"Can the Life Insurance Market Provide Evidence for a Bequest Motive?,"
Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 79(3), pages 671-695, September.
- Alexander Michaelides & Joachim Inkmann, 2011. "Can the Life Insurance Market Provide Evidence for a Bequest Motive?," 2011 Meeting Papers 108, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Sabelhaus, John & Song, Jae, 2010. "The great moderation in micro labor earnings," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 57(4), pages 391-403, May.
- Timm Bönke & Markus M. Grabka & Carsten Schröder & Edward N. Wolff, 2020.
"A Head‐to‐Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States,"
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 122(3), pages 1140-1180, July.
- Bönke, Timm & Grabka, Markus M. & Schröder, Carsten & Wolff, Edward N., 2020. "A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 122(3), pages 1140-1180.
- Timm Bönke & Markus Grabka & Carsten Schröder & Edward N. Wolff, 2017. "A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States," NBER Working Papers 23244, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Bönke, Timm & Schröder, Carsten & Grabka, Markus & Wolff, Edward, 2018. "A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States," VfS Annual Conference 2018 (Freiburg, Breisgau): Digital Economy 181633, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
- Timm Bönke & Markus M. Grabka & Carsten Schröder & Edward N. Wolff, 2017. "A Head-to-Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United States," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 899, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
- Brant Abbott & Giovanni Gallipoli, 2022.
"Permanent‐income inequality,"
Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 13(3), pages 1023-1060, July.
- Giovanni Gallipoli & Brant Abbott, 2017. ""Permanent Income" Inequality," 2017 Meeting Papers 1033, Society for Economic Dynamics.
- Brant Abbott & Giovanni Gallipoli, 2019. "Permanent-Income Inequality," Working Paper 1411, Economics Department, Queen's University.
- Brant Abbott & Giovanni Gallipoli, 2019. "Permanent-Income Inequality," Working Papers 2019-011, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Gallipoli, Giovanni & Abbott, Brant, 2019. "Permanent-Income Inequality," CEPR Discussion Papers 13540, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Kara, Alper & Zhou, Haoyong & Zhou, Yifan, 2021. "Achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals through financial inclusion: A systematic literature review of access to finance across the globe," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
- Mario Alloza, 2021.
"The impact of taxes on income mobility,"
International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 28(4), pages 794-854, August.
- Mario Alloza, 2016. "The Impact of Taxes on Income Mobility," Discussion Papers 1632, Centre for Macroeconomics (CFM).
- Mario Alloza, 2017. "The Impact of Taxes on Income Mobility," Working Papers 1725, Banco de España.
- Alloza, Mario, 2016. "The impact of taxes on income mobility," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 86178, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
- Alicia H. Munnell & Geoffrey Sanzenbacher & Alice Zulkarnain, 2020. "What Factors Explain the Decline in Widowed Women’s Poverty?," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 57(5), pages 1881-1902, October.
- Berisha, Edmond & Meszaros, John & Olson, Eric, 2018. "Income inequality, equities, household debt, and interest rates: Evidence from a century of data," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 1-14.
- William G. Gale & John Karl Scholz, 1994.
"Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 8(4), pages 145-160, Fall.
- W. G. Gale & J. K. Scholz, "undated". "Intergenerational transfers and the accumulation of wealth," Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 1019-93, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty.
- William G. Gale & John Karl Scholz, 1991. "Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth," UCLA Economics Working Papers 624, UCLA Department of Economics.
- Gale, W.G. & Scholz, K., 1993. "Intergenerational Transfers and Accumulation of Wealth," Working papers 9315, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems.
- John Ameriks & Andrew Caplin & Steven Laufer & Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, 2007. "The Joy of Giving or Assisted Living? Using Strategic Surveys to Separate Bequest and Precautionary Motives," NBER Working Papers 13105, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Sauter, Nicolas & Walliser, Jan & Winter, Joachim, 2015.
"Tax incentives, bequest motives, and the demand for life insurance: evidence from a natural experiment in Germany,"
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(4), pages 525-553, October.
- Sauter, Nicolas & Walliser, Jan & Winter, Joachim, 2015. "Tax incentives, bequest motives, and the demand for life insurance: evidence from a natural experiment in Germany," Munich Reprints in Economics 59196, University of Munich, Department of Economics.
- Mauro Baranzini, 2005. "Modigliani's life-cycle theory of savings fifty years later," Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, vol. 58(233-234), pages 109-172.
- Luke Petach & Daniele Tavani, 2021.
"Differential Rates of Return and Racial Wealth Inequality,"
Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Springer, vol. 4(3), pages 115-165, September.
- Luke Petach & Daniele Tavani, 2020. "Differential Rates of Return and Racial Wealth Inequality," FMM Working Paper 57-2020, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute.
- Chang, Yoosoon & Kim, Chang Sik & Park, Joon Y., 2016. "Nonstationarity in time series of state densities," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 192(1), pages 152-167.
- Kacperczyk, Marcin & Nosal, Jaromir & Stevens, Luminita, 2019.
"Investor sophistication and capital income inequality,"
Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 18-31.
- Marcin Kacperczyk & Jaromir B. Nosal & Luminita Stevens, 2014. "Investor Sophistication and Capital Income Inequality," NBER Working Papers 20246, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Marcin Kacperczyk & Jaromir Nosal & Luminita Stevens, 2015. "Investor sophistication and capital income inequality," NBP Working Papers 199, Narodowy Bank Polski.
- Kacperczyk, Marcin & Nosal, Jaromir & Stevens, Luminita, 2018. "Investor Sophistication and Capital Income Inequality," CEPR Discussion Papers 12870, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Frankovic, Ivan & Kuhn, Michael, 2019. "Access to health care, medical progress and the emergence of the longevity gap: A general equilibrium analysis," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 14(C).
- Alan L. Gustman & F. Thomas Juster, 1995. "Income and Wealth of Older American Households: Modeling Issues for Public Policy Analysis," NBER Working Papers 4996, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
More about this item
Keywords
Wealth; Inequality; Elderly; Children;All these keywords.
Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:55:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1007_s13524-018-0676-5. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.