IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/e/pco32.html
   My authors  Follow this author

Donald Cox

Personal Details

First Name:Donald
Middle Name:
Last Name:Cox
Suffix:
RePEc Short-ID:pco32
Department of Economics Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 552-3677
Terminal Degree:1980 Economics Department; Brown University (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Department of Economics
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (United States)
http://www.bc.edu/economics/
RePEc:edi:debocus (more details at EDIRC)

Research output

as
Jump to: Working papers Articles Chapters

Working papers

  1. Alger, Ingela & Cox, Donald, 2020. "Evolution of the Family: Theory and Implications for Economics," IAST Working Papers 20-109, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST).
  2. Ingela Alger & Paul L. Hooper & Donald Cox & Jonathan Stieglitz & Hillard Kaplan, 2020. "Paternal provisioning results from ecological change," Post-Print hal-02923942, HAL.
  3. Alger, Ingela & Cox, Donald, 2012. "The Evolution of Altruistic Preferences: Mothers versus Fathers," IAST Working Papers 12-02, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), revised May 2013.
  4. Donald Cox & Emanuela Galasso & Emmauel Jiminez, 2006. "Private Transfers in a Cross Section of Developing Countries," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College wp2006-1, Center for Retirement Research, revised Jan 2006.
  5. Cox, Donald & Stark, Oded, 2004. "On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect," Economics Series 158, Institute for Advanced Studies.
  6. Donald Cox & Beth J. Soldo, 2004. "Motivation for Money and Care that Adult Children Provide for Parents: Evidence from "Point-Blank" Survey Questions," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College 2004-17, Center for Retirement Research.
  7. Donald Cox, 2003. "Private Transfers within the Family: Mothers, Fathers, Sons and Daughters," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 605, Boston College Department of Economics.
  8. Cox, Daniel, 2002. "Private inter-household transfers in Vietnam in the early and late 1990s," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2853, The World Bank.
  9. Donald Cox, 2001. "How Do People Decide to Allocate Transfers Among Family Members?," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 514, Boston College Department of Economics.
  10. Donald Cox & Serena Ng & Andreas Waldkirch, 2000. "Intergenerational Linkages in Consumption Behavior," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 482, Boston College Department of Economics.
  11. Donald Cox & Bruce E. Hansen & Emmanuel Jimenez, 1997. "How Responsive are Private Transfers to Income? Evidence from a Laissez-Faire Economy," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 341., Boston College Department of Economics, revised 01 Dec 1999.
  12. Donald Cox & Zekeriya Eser & Emmanuel Jimenez, 1996. "Motives for Private Transfers over the Life Cycle: An Analytical Framework and Evidence for Peru," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 327., Boston College Department of Economics.
  13. Donald Cox & Emmanuel Jimenez & Wlodek Okrasa, 1996. "Family Safety Nets and Economic Transition: A Study of Worker Households in Poland," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 328., Boston College Department of Economics.
  14. Donald Cox & James Fetzer & Emmanuel Jiminez, 1996. "Private Safety Nets through Inter-Household Transfers: The Case of Viet Nam," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 330., Boston College Department of Economics.
  15. Donald Cox & Oded Stark, 1996. "Intergenerational Transfers and the Demonstration Effect," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 329., Boston College Department of Economics.
  16. Donald Cox & Tullio Jappelli, 1993. "The Effect Of Borrowing Constraints On Consumer Liabilities," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 228, Boston College Department of Economics.
  17. Donald Cox & Emmanuel Jimenez, 1993. "A Study For Motivation For Private Transfers In Cote D'Ivoire," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 234, Boston College Department of Economics.
  18. Donald Cox & Emmanuel Jiminez, 1993. "Private Transfers And The Effectiveness Of Public Income Redistribution In The Philippines," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 236, Boston College Department of Economics.
  19. Cox, Donald & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1989. "Private transfers and public policy in developing countries : a case study for Peru," Policy Research Working Paper Series 345, The World Bank.
  20. Jimenez, E. & Cox, D., 1989. "The Relative Effectiveness Of Private And Public Schools," Papers 60, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement.
  21. Barry R Chiswick & Donald Cox, 1988. "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inter Vivos Transfers and Human Capital Investment," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 160, Boston College Department of Economics.
  22. Don Cox & Emannuel Jimenez, 1988. "Who Gives and Who Gets Private Inter-Household Transfers in Peru," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 194, Boston College Department of Economics.
  23. Don Cox & Emannuel Jimenez, 1988. "The Connection Between Social Security and Private Transfers in Peru," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 195, Boston College Department of Economics.
  24. Don Cox & Emannuel Jimenez, 1988. "Motives for Private Intergenerational Transfers: An Analytical Framework and Preliminary Evidence from Peru," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 196, Boston College Department of Economics.
  25. Don Cox & Emannuel Jimenez, 1988. "Social Objectives Through Private Transfers: A Review," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 193, Boston College Department of Economics.
  26. Donald Cox, 1988. "Credit Rationing and Private Transfers," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 159, Boston College Department of Economics.
  27. Donald Cox, 1987. "The Connection Between Public Transfers and Private Interfamily Transfers," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 156, Boston College Department of Economics.
  28. Donald Cox, 1987. "Intergenerational Transfers and Liquidity Constraints," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 157, Boston College Department of Economics.
  29. Donald Cox & Emmanuel Jimenez, 1987. "The Relative Effectiveness of Private and Public Schools: Evidence from two Developing Countries," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 155, Boston College Department of Economics.
  30. Donald Cox & John Vincent Nye, 1987. "Male-Female Wage Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century France," Boston College Working Papers in Economics 158, Boston College Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Ingela Alger & Paul L. Hooper & Donald Cox & Jonathan Stieglitz & Hillard S. Kaplan, 2020. "Paternal provisioning results from ecological change," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 117(20), pages 10746-10754, May.
  2. Donald Cox, 2014. "Inheritance, bequests, and labor supply," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 1-69, September.
  3. Ingela Alger & Donald Cox, 2013. "The evolution of altruistic preferences: mothers versus fathers," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 11(3), pages 421-446, September.
  4. Donald Cox, 2007. "Biological Basics and the Economics of the Family," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 21(2), pages 91-108, Spring.
  5. Cox, Donald & Stark, Oded, 2005. "On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(9-10), pages 1665-1697, September.
  6. Cox, Donald & Hansen, Bruce E. & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 2004. "How responsive are private transfers to income? Evidence from a laissez-faire economy," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(9-10), pages 2193-2219, August.
  7. Andreas Waldkirch & Serena Ng & Donald Cox, 2004. "Intergenerational Linkages in Consumption Behavior," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 39(2).
  8. Cox, Donald & Eser, Zekeriya & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1998. "Motives for private transfers over the life cycle: An analytical framework and evidence for Peru," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(1), pages 57-80, February.
  9. Nozer Singpurwalla & G. Box & D. Cox & D. Dey & A. Fries & J. Ghosh & M. Gómez-Villegas & T. Irony & W. Kliemann & S. Kotz & D. Lindley & M. McGrath & D. Peña & N. Singpurwalla, 1998. "The stochastic control of process capability indices," TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 7(1), pages 1-74, June.
  10. Cox, Donald & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1998. "Risk Sharing and Private Transfers: What about Urban Households?," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 46(3), pages 621-637, April.
  11. M. Wong & D. Cox, 1998. "A note on the robust interpretation of regression coefficients," TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 7(2), pages 287-294, December.
  12. Donald Cox & Emmanuel Jimenez & Wlodek Okrasa, 1997. "Family Safety Nets And Economic Transition: A Study Of Worker Households In Poland," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 43(2), pages 191-209, June.
  13. D. Cox & M. Bayarri & M. Bayarri & C. Cuadras & Jośe Bernadro & F. Girón & E. Moreno & N. Keiding & D. Lindley & L. Pericchi & L. Piccinato & N. Reid & N. Wermuth, 1995. "The relation between theory and application in statistics," TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, Springer;Sociedad de Estadística e Investigación Operativa, vol. 4(2), pages 207-261, December.
  14. Cox, Donald & Jakubson, George, 1995. "The connection between public transfers and private interfamily transfers," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 57(1), pages 129-167, May.
  15. Cox, Donald & Rank, Mark R, 1995. "Erratum [Inter-vivos Transfers and Intergenerational Exchange]," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 77(3), pages 569-569, August.
  16. Cox, Donald & Jappelli, Tullio, 1993. "The Effect of Borrowing Constraints on Consumer Liabilities," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 25(2), pages 197-213, May.
  17. Cox, Donald C & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1992. "Social Security and Private Transfers in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 6(1), pages 155-169, January.
  18. Cox, Donald & Rank, Mark R, 1992. "Inter-vivos Transfers and Intergenerational Exchange," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 74(2), pages 305-314, May.
  19. Cox, Donald & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1990. "The relative effectiveness of private and public schools : Evidence from two developing countries," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(1-2), pages 99-121, November.
  20. Cox, Donald & Jappelli, Tullio, 1990. "Credit Rationing and Private Transfers: Evidence from Survey Data," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 72(3), pages 445-454, August.
  21. Donald Cox, 1990. "Intergenerational Transfers and Liquidity Constraints," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 105(1), pages 187-217.
  22. Cox, Donald & Jimenez, Emmanuel, 1990. "Achieving Social Objectives through Private Transfers: A Review," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 5(2), pages 205-218, July.
  23. Cox, Donald & Nye, John Vincent, 1989. "Male-Female Wage Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century France," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(4), pages 903-920, December.
  24. Cox, Donald, 1987. "Motives for Private Income Transfers," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 95(3), pages 508-546, June.
  25. Donald C. Cox & Robert H. DeFina, 1986. "Warm feelings and cold calculations: economic theories of private transfers," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Mar, pages 15-22.
  26. Cox, Donald, 1984. "Panel Estimates of the Effects of Career Interruptions on the Earnings of Women," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 22(3), pages 386-403, July.
  27. Cox, Donald, 1982. "Inequality in the Lifetime Earnings of Women," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 64(3), pages 501-504, August.

Chapters

  1. Cox, Donald & Fafchamps, Marcel, 2008. "Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary Directions," Handbook of Development Economics, in: T. Paul Schultz & John A. Strauss (ed.), Handbook of Development Economics, edition 1, volume 4, chapter 58, pages 3711-3784, Elsevier.
  2. Donald Cox & Oded Stark, 2007. "On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect," Chapters, in: Luigino Bruni & Pier Luigi Porta (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Happiness, chapter 18, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  3. Donald Cox & Fredric Raines, 1985. "Interfamily Transfers and Income Redistribution," NBER Chapters, in: Horizontal Equity, Uncertainty, and Economic Well-Being, pages 393-426, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

More information

Research fields, statistics, top rankings, if available.

Statistics

Access and download statistics for all items

Rankings

This author is among the top 5% authors according to these criteria:
  1. Average Rank Score
  2. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
  3. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
  4. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
  5. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
  6. Number of Citations
  7. Number of Citations, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
  8. Number of Citations, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
  9. Number of Citations, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor, Discounted by Citation Age
  10. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors
  11. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors, Discounted by Citation Age
  12. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
  13. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors, Discounted by Citation Age
  14. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
  15. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors, Discounted by Citation Age
  16. h-index
  17. Number of Registered Citing Authors
  18. Number of Registered Citing Authors, Weighted by Rank (Max. 1 per Author)
  19. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
  20. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
  21. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
  22. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
  23. Euclidian citation score
  24. Breadth of citations across fields
  25. Wu-Index
  26. Record of graduates

Co-authorship network on CollEc

Featured entries

This author is featured on the following reading lists, publication compilations, Wikipedia, or ReplicationWiki entries:
  1. Items authored by Boston College Economics alumni

NEP Fields

NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 7 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (4) 2013-01-19 2013-01-26 2020-09-07 2020-09-21
  2. NEP-CBE: Cognitive and Behavioural Economics (2) 2013-01-19 2013-01-26
  3. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (2) 2013-01-19 2013-01-26
  4. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (2) 2013-01-19 2013-01-26
  5. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (2) 2001-10-22 2003-06-04
  6. NEP-NEU: Neuroeconomics (2) 2013-01-19 2013-01-26
  7. NEP-HME: Heterodox Microeconomics (1) 2020-09-07
  8. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2001-10-01
  9. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2002-02-15
  10. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (1) 2002-02-10
  11. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2003-06-04

Corrections

All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. For general information on how to correct material on RePEc, see these instructions.

To update listings or check citations waiting for approval, Donald Cox should log into the RePEc Author Service.

To make corrections to the bibliographic information of a particular item, find the technical contact on the abstract page of that item. There, details are also given on how to add or correct references and citations.

To link different versions of the same work, where versions have a different title, use this form. Note that if the versions have a very similar title and are in the author's profile, the links will usually be created automatically.

Please note that most corrections can take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.