Barlow, Robin

Economic behavior of the affluent. / Robin Barlow, Harvey E. Brazer and James N. Morgan - Washington DC: Brooking Institution, c1966. - xiv, 285 p.: ill.; 23cm.

Includes index.

Contents: Introduction and summary -- Methods and definitions -- Separation of ownership from control -- Saving objectives and investment policies -- Portfolio composition -- Information sources and market activity -- Inheritances and gifts received -- Gifts and estate planning -- Capital gains and losses -- Working behavior -- Tax consciousness -- Appendix A: Sampling procedures -- Appendix B: Weighting of interviews -- Appendix C: An Analysis of nonresponse -- Appendix D: Misreporting of income -- Appendix E: Questionnaire and distribution of responses -- Appendix F: The Computer program used in the analysis.

Capitalists and financiers.

HG181.B3