We develop a model of intergeneratioal coresidence and transfers within the family in a setting of asymmetric … transfers in order to discipline their children and give them incentives to reveal their true privacy cost. We show that only …

determinants of remittances. According to self-interest thesis, migrants make transfers in order to insure themselves against the … restored, then among others things, their optimal transfers is a decreasing function of the migrant's skill level and …

Three theoretical hypotheses can explain the motives behind familial transfers given to the elders : altruism, exchange … in turn by their children. This paper focuses on a theoretical model of demonstration transfers where the anticipation of … future difficulties increases the provision of upstream transfers. Predictions of the model are tested using a cross …

upward transfers, we examine the demonstration effect hypothesis where individuals make transfers to their parents in order … transfers made previously by the parents. The theoretical predictions are tested using two cross-sectional surveys from France …. Using different types of upstream transfers, we fi nd little evidence in favor of the demonstration effect hypothesis. …

In this paper, we examine the consequences of imperfect information on the pattern of transfers from parents to … that equal transfers among children are expected under perfect information, while the second-best contract implies risk …

the USA). Low transaction volume and small retail bank networks facilitated the early adoption of OLRT by savings banks in …