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Keywords:Intergenerational transfers 

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Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Life Cycle Perspective

Parental investments significantly impact children’s outcomes. Exploiting panel data covering individuals from birth to retirement, we estimate child skill production functions and embed them into an estimated dynastic model in which altruistic mothers and fathers make investments in their children. We find that time investments, educational investments, and assortative matching have a greater impact on generating inequality and intergenerational persistence than cash transfers. While education subsidies can reduce inequality, due to an estimated dynamic complementarity between time ...
Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute Working Papers , Paper 69

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