Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92739 
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Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 575
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
Classified broadly, two motives for intra-family transfers exist: altruism and selfishness. This paper examines two selfish hypotheses - the exchange motive (strategic bequest motive)and the demonstration effect - using a new Japanese micro data set. My analysis of the determinants of intergenerational co-residence, distance between residences, and frequency of contact yields considerable support for the exchange motive but no support for the demonstration effect. The findings are consistent with the exchange motive after distinguishing it from mutual altruism using a specific question.
Subjects: 
Intra-family transfers
Bequest motives
Co-residence
JEL: 
J1
Additional Information: 
The Fifth ISER-Moriguchi Prize (2003) Awarded Paper.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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