of social preferences by providing mechanisms through which parents transmit preferences for generosity to their children …. Then, we conduct a field experiment with nearly 150 3-5 year old children and their parents, measuring (1) whether child … and parent generosity is correlated, (2) whether children are influenced by their parents when making sharing decisions …

both parents and their young children as subjects. We find that the highest level of dishonesty occurs in settings where … interesting effect of children on parents' behavior: in the child's presence, parents act more honestly, but there are gender …

. We conduct a field experiment to elicit time preferences of over 1,200 children ages 3-12, who make several intertemporal … that time preferences evolve substantially during this period, with younger children displaying more impatience than older … children. We also find a strong association with race: black children, relative to white or Hispanic children, are more …

of social preferences by providing mechanisms through which parents transmit preferences for generosity to their children …. Then, we conduct a field experiment with nearly 150 3-5 year old children and their parents, measuring (1) whether child … and parent generosity is correlated, (2) whether children are influenced by their parents when making sharing decisions …