-enforcing family constitutions. We identify a circumstance in which an agent will behave differently if she is optimizing subject to a … family constitution, than if she is moved by either altruistic or exchange motivations. The circumstance is the presence of a … family constitution exists, but will have the opposite effect if the transfer is either a gift, or payments for services …

children under 18 have been left behind, with an average parental absence of 9.5 months. Using detailed information on family …This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind … in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause …

children under 18 have been left behind, with an average parental absence of 9.5 months. Using detailed information on family …This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind … in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause …

This paper aims to verify results of the innovative study on gender identity for the USA by Bertrand et al. (2015) for … violate traditional gender identity norms. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study we also find that the … exceeds the husband's income. The results of the fixed effects regression confirm that gender identity has an impact on the …

different gender identity prescriptions of family breadwinning. We use data for three periods between 1984 and 2016 from the … formerly socialist (rather gender-equal) East Germany and the capitalist (rather gender-traditional) West Germany shaped … since reunification, converging to the more gender-egalitarian East Germany. Our work emphasizes the view that political and …

survey. In terms of financial transfers over all dimensions of investment, the family acts as a net equalizer in response to … early health shocks for children. We estimate a human capital production function and establish that, for this sample, early …

survey. In terms of financial transfers over all dimensions of investment, the family acts as a net equalizer in response to … early health shocks for children. We estimate a human capital production function and establish that, for this sample, early …

In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … theoretically by way of intra-family contracts. We develop a basic formal concept that includes aspects of the transnational network … immigrants have at least partly different determinants. Acquiring German citizenship increases the probability of family …

In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained … theoretically by way of intra-family contracts. We develop a basic formal concept that includes aspects of the transnational network … immigrants have at least partly different determinants. Acquiring German citizenship increases the probability of family …

low-educated families with children. We then develop and estimate a household search model that incorporates the pre …