Consistent motives for inter-family transfers: Simple altruism

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-97

  MacDonald, Maurice ^a   Koh, Sun Kang ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Family transfers; Inheritance; Mid life adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843150449     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022435104422     Document Type: Article

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