Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/259718 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2235-6282 [Volume:] 154 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 1-13
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
We estimate the size of inheritance flows in Switzerland over a long span of data, in close analogy to the study for France by Piketty (Q J Econ 126(3):1071-1131, 2011). We find that inheritance flows had been growing more slowly than national income up until the 1970s, but have been outpacing income growth since. According to our central estimates, the annual flow of inheritance amounted to 13.2% of national income in 2011. The share of total wealth that is attributable to inheritance has remained relatively stable over time, fluctuating between 45 and 60%.
Subjects: 
Inheritance
Switzerland
JEL: 
D31
H24
N34
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Document Type: 
Article

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