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These carefully edited papers, first presented at a 1984 conference on International Comparisons of Household Wealth, have been specially updated for this volume. The topics covered include: household composition and the life cycle; the wealth effects of intergenerational transfers; annuity market savings and the capital state; social security, pensions, and the life cycle accumulation of wealth; the distributional consequences of life cycle models; inheritance and estate distribution; wealth holdings and entrepreneurial activity; and the rise and fall of families.