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 …

reduction in parental time devoted to children, which modifies their human capital accumulation process. We show that the result … critically depends on the assumptions on the altruistic motives behind the choice of devoting time to children. …

their children than other peoples, suggesting that the alleged social norm of strong family ties in Japan is largely a myth … Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility, was often low and even negative, and was high only during the 25-year … trends over time in, Japan's household saving rate via various socioeconomic and policy variables. This seems to suggest that …