parts of Barbara Bergmann's article, “Becker's Theory of the Family: Preposterous Conclusions.” In attempting to expose the … fallacies in Becker's discussion of the altruism of polygamous families, Bergmann stereotypes polygamous families and conflates … oppression, and viewing neither Islam nor polygamy as necessarily central determinants of the conditions of women's lives …

Exchanges of work for money and altruism are two alternative explanations for bequests, transfers from children to … older parents, and in-family caregiving. Such exchanges may also occur in couples living together and are therefore a major … theme in economic analyses of marriage. This note emphasizes two ways that the literature on altruism and inter …

. This paper examines the determination of precautionary saving when people have access to intra-family risk sharing. I show … that, with uncertain future income, altruism per se can induce time consistent, however, not necessarily ex ante efficient … one. Also welfare and savings effects from social insurance turn out to be sensitive to assumptions about family structure …

, which can be interpreted as weak evidence for parental altruism. The paper uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel …

-adjusted income figures are shown, for the U.S. (1901–1999), to be significantly sensitive to the postulated altruism, so that …

models when there are more than two family members, demonstrating that altruism with multiple altruists is similar to the …his paper examines altruism and exchange models of familial relationships. It first examines the predictions of these … classic public good model. The paper also examines predictions of the altruism model under the assumption that the child acts …

models when there are more than two family members, demonstrating that altruism with multiple altruists is similar to the …his paper examines altruism and exchange models of familial relationships. It first examines the predictions of these … classic public good model. The paper also examines predictions of the altruism model under the assumption that the child acts …