The (in)appropriateness of unequal division: a factorial survey experiment on wealth transfers within families.
Siblings do not always benefit equally from parental wealth transfers. This study examines how different asset types evoke distinct distributive principles, thereby contributing to our understanding of unequal intergenerational transfers within families. Based on a multifactorial survey experiment i...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 77 - 99 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Sep2026
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