Browsing Geary Institute by Subject "Altruism"

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Mums and their sons; dads and their daughters : panel data evidence of parental altruism across 14 EU countries

Molina, José Alberto ; Navarro, Maria ; Walker, Ian (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-12)

We study how fathers’ and mothers’ income satisfaction correlate with the income satisfaction of their sons and daughters, as well as with other economic and sociodemographic variables. We estimate these correlations using ...
There’s no such thing as a free lunch : altruistic parents and the response of household food expenditures to nutrition program reforms

Bingley, Paul ; Walker, Ian (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-12)

Many countries provide extensive in-kind public transfers for specific needs of particular client groups such as the elderly, the disabled, and children. However, this may crowd out private expenditures on the goods in ...
Who benefits from child benefit?

Blow, Laura ; Walker, Ian ; Zhu, Yu (University College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2007-06-08)

Governments, over much of the developed world, make significant financial transfers to parents with dependent children. For example, in the US the recently introduced Child Tax Credit (CTC), which goes to almost all ...