On the demand for grandchildren: Tied transfers and the demonstration effect

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1665-1697

  Cox, Donald ^a   Stark, Oded ^b,c,d,e,f,g  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^f ESCE Economic and Social Research Center   (Germany)

^g ESCE Economic and Social Research Center   (Austria)

Author keywords

Housing downpayments; Inculcating values in children; Intergenerational transfers; Subsidizing the production of grandchildren; The demonstration effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244462272     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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