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Strategic Bequests

Strategic Bequests is a theoretical framework in the study of intergenerational transfers that models bequests as deliberate, incentive-driven transfers by parents to influence the behavior or decisions of their descendants, distinguished from altruistic or accidental transfers by its emphasis on forward-looking strategic motives.

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3.4K

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47

Authors

31

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

28

The Strategic Bequest Motive

B. Douglas Bernheim, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers · Journal of Labor Economics · 1986 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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The Strategic Bequest Motive

B. Douglas Bernheim, Andrei Shleifer, Lawrence H. Summers · Journal of Political Economy · 1985 · 893 citations

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Bequest motives and the annuity puzzle

Lee Lockwood · Review of Economic Dynamics · 2011 · 320 citations

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Bequest motives: a comparison of Sweden and the United States

John Laitner, Henry Ohlsson · Journal of Public Economics · 2001 · 166 citations

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A Reexamination of the Strategic Bequest Motive

Maria G. Perozek · Journal of Political Economy · 1998 · 131 citations

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Authors

47

  1. MG
    Maria G. Perozek

    Federal Reserve Board of Governors, United States

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  2. VA
    Viola Angelini

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    2 publications · 81 citations

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  3. LH
    Lawrence H. Summers

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. PP
    Pierre Pestieau

    University of Liège, Belgium

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  5. BD
    B. Douglas Bernheim

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 2.1K citations

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Institutions

31

  1. Bocconi University

    Milan, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    129 citations

  2. Tokyo Metropolitan University

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  3. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  4. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    168 citations

  5. Universitat de València

    Valencia, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  6. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  7. University of International Business and Economics

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  8. Congressional Budget Office

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    83 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Political Economy

    JPE · 4 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 3 publications · 58 citations

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  3. Review of Economic Dynamics

    3 publications · 417 citations

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  4. Economic Theory

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  5. Journal of Labor Economics

    JOLE · 1 publications · 1.2K citations

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