reciprocity, altruism, and trust from 80,000 individuals in 76 countries. The data reveal substantial heterogeneity in preferences …

out in Baumrind 1967). Parents maximize an objective function that combines Beckerian altruism and paternalism towards …

-dynastic altruism. The main building blocks of the theory are forward and backward intergenerational goods (FIGs and BIGs) and the …

empirical work testing the seemingly appealing models of altruism and exchange has led to decidedly mixed results. A major … question that directly asks mother about the planned division of their estates. We find that both altruism and exchange are …

motivated by altruism. Specifically, the paper tests whether an increase by one dollar in the income of parents actively making … standard altruism model augmented to include uncertain and liquidity constraints. These additional elements pin down the timing … heterogeneity across families in the degree of altruism. The findings strongly reject the altruism hypothesis. Redistributing one …