This paper tests whether intergenerational transfers are given out of altruism or part of an exchange. We uniquely draw a distinction between the transfer motives in a semiparametric, two-part model. Compared to models employed by extant studies, this approach makes less parametric assumption,...

The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. The social science literature has already established a clear link between mental health and sociodemographic as well...

This chapter could be found here: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-13-5744-2_37-1.pdfThis chapter focuses on the changes and trends in Chinese bilateral investment treaties and relatedly investment rules of China’s free trade agreements. It analyzes a number of questions:...