Estates, bequests, and inheritances in Sweden - A look into the Belinda databases

摘要: The objective of this paper is to describe two new administrative Swedish databases, referred as the Belinda databases. Together, these databases contain most detailed individual-level data on estates, bequests, and inheritances currently available. We present descriptive statistics for key variables in give a picture size content who recipients are. may serve point reference other scholars, but also an illustration various research possibilities that provide how can be matched with registers. also, briefly, institutional context regarding intergenerational transfers Sweden, including inheritance law tax.