change the gender gaps in the intergenerational transmission. Our results are robust to different model specifications and …

estimated impacts of mothers' SWB by up to 40%, but does not change the gender gaps. Our results are robust to different model …

In many societies, parents prefer sons over daughters, but the well-being effects of child gender, especially in later … aging population and the traditional preference for sons. Studying the cohort of parents whose child gender is as good as … paper evaluates the impacts of having daughters on older parents' subjective well-being (SWB) in China, which has a rapidly …

daughters, as well as with other economic and sociodemographic variables. We estimate these correlations using data on parents … probit specification that exploits step-parents in the data to allow us to decompose nature from nurture effects. Our … headline results suggest strong altruism effects, but these estimated effects differ across countries, differ between mothers …

daughters, as well as with other economic and socio-demographic variables. We estimate these correlations using data on parents … probit specification, that uses step-parents in the data, to allow us to distinguish nature effects from nurture effects. Our … main results show evidence of strong altruism effects, but these estimated effects differ across countries, differ between …

the study of interdependent utility in general, and altruism between parents and children in particular. We introduce an … parents' self-reported happiness depends positively, albeit not very strongly, on the happiness of adult children who moved …

the study of interdependent utility in general, and altruism between parents and children in particular. We introduce an … parents' self-reported happiness depends positively, albeit not very strongly, on the happiness of adult children who moved …

the study of interdependent utility in general, and altruism between parents and adult children who moved away from home … for the years 2000-2004, find that the parents’ self-reported happiness depends positively on the happiness of their adult …