Expected Bequests and Their Distribution
Published 2003
Based on a population-representative sample of actual bequests, this report estimates that households in the 70-74 age band will bequeath just 39 percent of their wealth, consuming the rest before they die.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web-Only
- Year: 2003
- Pages: 40
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/DRU3007
- Document Number: DRU-3007
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Hurd, Michael D. and James P. Smith, Expected Bequests and Their Distribution, RAND Corporation, DRU-3007, 2003. As of September 10, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU3007.html
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Hurd, Michael D. and James P. Smith, Expected Bequests and Their Distribution. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2003. https://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU3007.html.
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