Adult daughters as parental caregivers: Rational actors versus rational agents

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-50

  Caputo, Richard K ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Caregiver behavior; Inheritance; Public transfer programs; Rational choice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244388085     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014225613362     Document Type: Article

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