We study empirically whether there is scope for parents to shape the economic preferences and attitudes of their children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children, as well as rich information about parental efforts in...

Research has documented gender inequalities in parental financial gifts, but it is unclear under which conditions these inequalities are socially accepted. We combine distributive justice theory with sociological and economic perspectives on intergenerational transfers to examine perceptions of...

Martin Werding beginnt die schrittweise Rekonstruktion des sogenannten "Generationenvertrages" bei neueren Ansätzen zu einer ökonomischen Fertilitäts-Theorie. Deren enge Verbindung zu den ähnlich langfristigen Entscheidungen über individuelle wie private Altersvorsorge wurden bislang selten...