adult children and their parents. We then examine whether differences in family structure affect the amount of informal care … adult children provide to their elderly parents. Lastly, we look for cross-country differences in family location and … insights into how family-related and institutional factors shape patterns of time transfers from adult children to elderly …

this model a redistributive motive for an inheritance tax - which is equivalent to a uniform tax on all expenditures … external effect related to altruism is accounted for in the social objective …

We study exchanges between three overlapping generations with non-dynastic altruism. The middleaged choose informal … care provided to their parents and education expenditures for their children. The young enjoy their education, while the … old may leave a bequest to their children. Within each period the three generations play a "game" inspired by Becker …

scenario concerning the “harmony” of family relations. Children are purely selfish, and neither side can make credible …

a strong decrease in spitefulness with increasing age. Egalitarianism becomes less frequent, and altruism much more …

while children's altruism is not. The traditional topping up and opting out policies are special cases of ours. Both total … and informal care should increase with the children's level of altruism. This obtains under full and asymmetric … explained by the need to provide incentives to high-altruism children. The implementing contract is always such that social care …

higher ownership probability among households with children and a high regard for the family, confirming bequest motives in …

children and spousal specialization in home production of public goods and child care. We then study how child care provision …