- Preliminaries: Cover, Copyright and publication detail, Contents, In brief and Acknowledgments
- Executive summary
- 1. How much wealth do people transfer?
- 1.1 State of data about wealth and wealth transfers
- 1.2 Inheritances
- 1.3 Gifts
- 1.4 Total value of wealth transfers
- 1.5 Improving wealth transfer data collection
- 2. How have wealth transfers affected wealth inequality and mobility?
- 2.1 Immediate‑term effect of wealth transfers on wealth inequality
- 2.2 Longer‑term effect of inheritances on wealth inequality
- 2.3 Effect of inheritances on the intergenerational persistence of wealth
- 3. How might future wealth transfers affect wealth inequality?
- 3.1 Existing research and projections of future wealth transfers
- 3.2 Simulation model of wealth transfers and inequality
- 3.3 Projected effects of transfers on wealth inequality
- 3.4 Scenario analysis
- 3.5 Modelling conclusions and discussion
- A. Wealth data and estimating inheritance outflows
- B. Past wealth transfers and inequality and mobility
- C. Future wealth transfers and inequality
- Public consultations
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- References
- Chart data – Wealth Transfers and their Economic Effects (XLSX – 5321 Kb)
- Code files – How much wealth do people transfer (ZIP – 3573 Kb)
- Code files – Effects of wealth transfers on inequality and mobility (ZIP – 170 Kb)
- Code files – Modelling effects of future wealth transfers on inequality (ZIP – 803 Kb)
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