Upstream intergenerational transfers in economic development: The role of family ties and their cultural transmission
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2021.102514
Abstract: Abstract I construct a model where upstream income transfers, from adult children to their old parents, are driven by a culture of strong family ties. This evolves endogenously, through a process of intergenerational cultural transmission.… read more here.
Keywords: cultural transmission; intergenerational transfers; economic development; family ... See more keywords
The importance of elders: Extending Hamilton’s force of selection to include intergenerational transfers
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200073119
Abstract: Significance Prominent explanations for postreproductive longevity emphasize the myriad ways in which older adults help descendants in social species. However, standard metrics expressing how natural selection acts with age show declines in tandem with reproduction,… read more here.
Keywords: intergenerational transfers; force selection; importance elders; elders extending ... See more keywords