For Love or Reward? Characterising Preferences for Giving to Parents in an Experimental Setting

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ID9716041
AuthorsMaria Porter (Michigan State University and Oxford Institute of Population Ageing), Abi Adams (Oxford University and Institute for Fiscal Studies), Abi Adams‐Prassl (0000-0003-4647-1126, Institute for Fiscal Studies)
Year2016
Volume126
Issue598
Pages2424-2445
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/ecoj.12248
PMID29151611
OpenAlexW2305063206
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited41

Understanding the motivations behind intergenerational transfers is an important and active research area in economics. The existence and responsiveness of familial transfers have consequences for the design of intra and intergenerational redistributive programmes, particularly as such programmes may crowd out private transfers amongst altruistic family members. Yet, despite theoretical and empirical advances in this area, significant gaps in our knowledge remain. In this article, we advance the current literature by shedding light on both the motivation for providing intergenerational transfers, and on the nature of preferences for such giving behaviour, by using experimental techniques and revealed preference methods

Altruism (biology · Economics · Microeconomics · Positive economics · Preference · Public economics · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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