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Family structure and bequest inequalities between black and white households in the United States, 1989-2022

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  • Ole Hexel

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

  • Diego Alburez-Gutierrez

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

  • Emilio Zagheni

    (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

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  • Ole Hexel & Diego Alburez-Gutierrez & Emilio Zagheni, 2024. "Family structure and bequest inequalities between black and white households in the United States, 1989-2022," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2024-008, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:wpaper:wp-2024-008
    DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2024-008
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