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Solidarity norms and institutions in village societies : static and dynamic considerations
Platteau, Jean-Philippe - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003352510
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Solidarity norms and institutions in village societies : static and dynamic considerations
Platteau, Jean-Philippe - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001858034
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Are the Japanese unique? : evidence from household saving and bequest behavior
Horioka, Charles - 2016
In this paper, we attempt to shed light on whether Japanese households are rational or if their behavior is influenced by culture and social norms by examining their saving and bequest behavior. To summarize our main findings, we find that Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478422
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Chapter 2 The Empirical Analysis of Transfer Motives
Schokkaert, Erik - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 127-181). 2006
motivations underlying this behaviour. While the public goods-model of altruism has played a pivotal role in the economic work …. Altruism (or empathy) is only one of the many motivations leading to voluntary transfers. Transfers may also follow from a … interhousehold and intrafamily transfers. It is argued that the simple oppositions between pure altruism and warm glow or between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023681
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Chapter 58 Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary Directions
Cox, Donald; Fafchamps, Marcel - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 4, (pp. 3711-3784). 2007
What do we know about the role of extended families and kinship networks for redistributing resources? What gaps in our knowledge most need to be filled? How can we best organize current work and identify priorities for future research? These questions are important for several reasons:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014024662
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Post mortem reputation, compensatory gifts and equal bequests
Lundholm, Michael; Ohlsson, Henry - 1999
The empirical evidence suggests that parents use inter vivos gifts (i.e., transfers of tangible and financial property) to compensate less well off children whereas post mortem bequests are divided equally among siblings. We study a theoretical model assuming, first, that the amounts given is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011589028
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Parenting with style : altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2012
We construct a theory of intergenerational preference transmission that rationalizes the choice between alternative … altruism towards children. They can affect their children's choices via two channels: either by influencing their preferences … innovation. -- Intergenerational Preference Transmission ; Altruism ; Paternalism ; Entrepreneurship ; Innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009746743
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Parenting with style : altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2012
We construct a theory of intergenerational preference transmission that rationalizes the choice between alternative … altruism towards children. They can affect their children's choices via two channels: either by influencing their preferences … innovation. -- intergenerational preference transmission ; altruism ; paternalism ; entrepreneurship ; innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683250
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Parenting with style: Altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2012
We construct a theory of intergenerational preference transmission that rationalizes the choice between alternative … altruism towards children. They can affect their children's choices via two channels: either by influencing their preferences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316863
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Parenting with style: Altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2012
We construct a theory of intergenerational preference transmission that rationalizes the choice between alternative … altruism towards children. They can affect their children's choices via two channels: either by influencing their preferences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291395