We present and test the idea that bequest planning is linked with the experience of inheriting. We consider "a family … experience of inheriting enhances the intension to bequeath as redicted by the family tradition model, independently of the … inheritance provides which account for its impact on the intention to bequeath; it is rather the family tradition of bequeathing …

. Tests usually conclude that the income pooling predicted by pure altruism is not observed, but family transfers are also far … mechanisms. Firstly, in the so-called pure altruism model, the parent's utility is augmented by the utility of his child. This … transfer. In a second model, altruism is impure as the parents want the child to behave in a certain way: exchange and …

altruism. A fall in the population growth rate, even to negative values, will imply a reduction of the interest rate and an …

The selfish life-cycle model or hypothesis is, together with the dynasty or altruism model, the most widely used … to have closer family ties than other countries? In this paper, we first provide a brief exposition of the simplest …

prevalence of bequests, bequest motives, tests of altruism, and the importance of borrowing (liquidity) constraints and show that …

the degrees of filial and parental altruism and adjust them with their respective life expectancy and fertility rates. The … altruism than those in the other countries. Our welfare analyses reveal that the developing Asian countries must introduce more … filial altruism will trap the developing Asian countries at the current low levels of public old-age supports and social …

Paul Samuelson made a series of important contributions to population theory for humans and other species, evolutionary … theory, and the theory of age structured life cycles in economic equilibrium and growth. The work is highly abstract but much …

We present and test the idea that bequest planning is linked with the experience of inheriting. We consider "a family …