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This paper examines the motivation for intergenerational transfers between adult children and their parents, and the nature of preferences for such giving behaviour, in an experimental setting. Participants in our experiment play a series of dictator games with parents and strangers, in which we vary endowments and prices for giving to each recipient. We fi nd that preferences for giving are typically rational. When parents are recipients as opposed to strangers, participants display greater sensitivity to the price of giving, and a higher relative proclivity for giving. Our findings also provide evidence of reciprocal motivations for giving, as players give more to parents who have full information regarding the context in which giving occurs.
Authors
Research Fellow University of Oxford
Abi's research sits within Applied Microeconomics, often focused on the econometrics of consumer and family choice.
Maria Porter
Working Paper details
- DOI
- 10.1920/wp.ifs.2014.1413
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Adams-Prassl, A and Porter, M. (2014). For love or reward? Characterising preference for giving to parents in an experimental setting. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/love-or-reward-characterising-preference-giving-parents-experimental-setting (accessed: 3 November 2024).
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