Some sociologists argue that non-intact family structures during childhood have a negative effect on adult children's civic engagement, since they undermine, and in some cases prevent, the processes and activities through which parents shape their children's political attitudes and orientations....

This paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns. First, we assess, from an international perspective, the relationship between family structure and the geographic proximity between adult children and their parents. We then examine...

Funktionsfähige Demokratien hängen von interessierten, aktiven und informierten Bürgerinnen und Bürgern ab. Allerdings ist deren Interesse an Politik und deren bürgerschaftliches Engagement deutlich zurückgegangen. Gleichzeitig ist ein Wandel in den familiären Lebensformen zu beobachten:...

This paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns. First, we assess, from an international perspective, the relationship between family structure and the geographic proximity between adult children and their parents. We then examine...

In most industrialized countries, more people than ever are having to cope with the burden of caring for elderly parents. This paper formulates a model to explain how parental care responsibilities and family structure interact in affecting children's mobility characteristics. A key insight we...

Funktionsfähige Demokratien hängen von interessierten, aktiven und informierten Bürgerinnen und Bürgern ab. Allerdings ist deren Interesse an Politik und deren bürgerschaftliches Engagement deutlich zurückgegangen. Gleichzeitig ist ein Wandel in den familiären Lebensformen zu beobachten:...

Using probabilistic expectations data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we establish a link between self-reported expectations of occupational mobility and preferences for redistribution. Our results provide new evidence on the validity of the "prospect of upward mobility" hypothesis.

An emerging question in demographic economics is whether there is a link between family size and the geographic distance between adult children and elderly parents. Given current population trends, understanding how different configurations of family size and sibship influence patterns of...

This paper formulates a model to explain how parental care responsibilities and family structure interact in affecting children's mobility characteristics. Our main result is that the mobility of young adults crucially depends on the presence of a sibling. Siblings compete in location and...