Family transfers involving three generations

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 415-443

  Arrondel, Luc ^a   Masson, André ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Altruism; Demonstration effect; Exchange; Indirect reciprocity; Intergenerational transfers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035601228     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00253     Document Type: Article

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