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Current research project
| Title / Titel | Inheritance | ||
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| Original title / Originaltitel | Erbschaften | ||
| Summary / Zusammenfassung | Inheritances are an important sociological research topic. They are an expression of intergenerational solidarity in the family, which is by no means limited to the receipt of inheritance in the narrow sense. Bequeathing creates links between the deceased and the living family members; it provokes memories, strengthens family remembrance, and, as a last will and testimony of the bequeather, has a strong symbolic character. However, inheritances are not only important for families. They also have an effect, for example, on economic structures. This includes, for instance, the consumption, saving, and labour (market) behaviour of the (prospective) inheritors just as it influences business transfers, restructuring and company closures, with their manifold consequences for jobs, tax revenues, local supply and demand structures, company concentrations, competitive conditions and prices for goods and services. At the same time, inheritance taxes are important sources of income for public budgets. This research project addresses, among other things, the following questions: Who inherits? Who bequeaths? When, over the life course, do inheritances primarily occur? What consequences do inheritances have for social stratification, accumulation of assets and provision for old age? And who in particular benefits from inheritances? This project includes a large number of talks and relevant (international) papers. | ||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | inheritance, financial transfers, intergenerational solidarity, social inequality | ||
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| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
No project-specific funding |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 1998 to Dec 2015 |