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Analyzing motives for money-transfers within families: the role of transfers for education

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  • Ana Moro-Egido

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  • Juan Mora & Ana Moro-Egido, 2012. "Analyzing motives for money-transfers within families: the role of transfers for education," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 43(1), pages 357-378, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:43:y:2012:i:1:p:357-378
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-011-0473-0
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    Keywords

    Altruism; Exchange; Inter-vivos transfers; Bequest; Education; D64; D10; D91; C51;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • D10 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - General
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation

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