that their caregiving behavior is also heavily influenced by the strength of their altruism toward their parents and social …We conduct a theoretical and empirical analysis of why children live with (or near) their parents and provide care and … that the Japanese are more likely to live with (or near) their elderly parents and/or to provide care and attention to them …

The selfish life-cycle model or hypothesis is, together with the dynasty or altruism model, the most widely used …

This study argues that parents have a desire for dividing equally between their children, and that this motive applies … to transfers of gifts inter vivos. We suggest that the equal division motive competes with traditional altruism: support … to the child or the children with greatest needs. When parents are drawn between these two ambitions, the degree of …