Are parents altruistic? Evidence from Mexico
Schluter, Christian and Wahba, Jackline (2010) Are parents altruistic? Evidence from Mexico. Journal of Population Economics, 23, (3), 1153-1174. (doi:10.1007/s00148-008-0207-6).
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Description/Abstract
Are parents altruistic or selfish? We contribute to the continuing debate of this question by proposing a simple test which is implemented using experimental data from the Mexican anti-poverty programme PROGRESA. Benefit eligibility is randomised. Our estimation strategy explicitly addresses potentially confounding factors and selection bias problems. We reject selfishness of parents in non-urbanMexico as PROGRESA beneficiaries spend more on child-related goods and do not increase spending on adult-related goods compared to parents in the control group. At the same time, we reject some rival theories.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 0933-1433 (print) 1432-1475 (electronic) |
| Keywords: | parental altruism, poor households, progresa |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Item ID: | 153083 |
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2010 11:11 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2011 09:33 |
| Contributors: | Schluter, Christian (Author) Wahba, Jackline (Author) |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/153083 |
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