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Working Papers

2020

1. Evolution of the Family: Theory and Implications for Economics
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) View citations (3)
   Also in IAST Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) (2020) View citations (3)
2. Paternal provisioning results from ecological change
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Paternal provisioning results from ecological change, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020) View citations (13) (2020)

2013

3. The Evolution of Altruistic Preferences: Mothers versus Fathers
   TSE Working Papers, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) View citations (28)
   Also in IAST Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST) (2013) View citations (28)
   IDEI Working Papers, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse (2013) View citations (27)
   LERNA Working Papers, LERNA, University of Toulouse (2013) View citations (28)
   See also Journal Article The evolution of altruistic preferences: mothers versus fathers, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2013) View citations (28) (2013)

2006

4. Private Transfers in a Cross Section of Developing Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (15)

2004

5. 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, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
6. ON THE DEMAND FOR GRANDCHILDREN: TIED TRANSFERS AND THE DEMONSTRATION EFFECT
   Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (4)
   Also in Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2004) View citations (6)
   See also Chapter On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
   Journal Article On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (60) (2005)

2003

7. Private Transfers within the Family: Mothers, Fathers, Sons and Daughters
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (37)

2002

8. Private Inter-household Transfers in Vietnam in the Early and Late 1990s
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (6)
   Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2002) View citations (6)

2001

9. How Do People Decide to Allocate Transfers Among Family Members?
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)

2000

10. Intergenerational Linkages in Consumption Behavior
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society (2000) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational Linkages in Consumption Behavior, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (48) (2004)

1999

11. How Responsive are Private Transfers to Income? Evidence from a Laissez-Faire Economy
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article How responsive are private transfers to income? Evidence from a laissez-faire economy, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (134) (2004)

1996

12. Family Safety Nets and Economic Transition: A Study of Worker Households in Poland
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article 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 (1997) View citations (20) (1997)
13. Intergenerational Transfers and the Demonstration Effect
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (41)
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1993) View citations (1)
14. Motives for Private Transfers over the Life Cycle: An Analytical Framework and Evidence for Peru
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1993) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Motives for private transfers over the life cycle: An analytical framework and evidence for Peru, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (244) (1998)
15. Private Safety Nets through Inter-Household Transfers: The Case of Viet Nam
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics

1993

16. A Study For Motivation For Private Transfers In Cote D'Ivoire
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
17. Private Transfers And The Effectiveness Of Public Income Redistribution In The Philippines
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (9)
18. The Effect Of Borrowing Constraints On Consumer Liabilities
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (129)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Borrowing Constraints on Consumer Liabilities, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1993) View citations (134) (1993)

1989

19. Private transfers and public policy in developing countries: a case study for Peru
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
20. THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    Working Papers, World Bank - Living Standards Measurement View citations (4)

1988

21. Credit Rationing and Private Transfers
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
22. Motives for Private Intergenerational Transfers: An Analytical Framework and Preliminary Evidence from Peru
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
23. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inter Vivos Transfers and Human Capital Investment
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
24. Social Objectives Through Private Transfers: A Review
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
25. The Connection Between Social Security and Private Transfers in Peru
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
26. Who Gives and Who Gets Private Inter-Household Transfers in Peru
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics

1987

27. Intergenerational Transfers and Liquidity Constraints
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational Transfers and Liquidity Constraints, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1990) View citations (155) (1990)
28. Male-Female Wage Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century France
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Male-Female Wage Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century France, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1989) View citations (14) (1989)
29. The Connection Between Public Transfers and Private Interfamily Transfers
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The connection between public transfers and private interfamily transfers, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (135) (1995)
30. The Relative Effectiveness of Private and Public Schools: Evidence from two Developing Countries
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The relative effectiveness of private and public schools: Evidence from two developing countries, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1990) View citations (32) (1990)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Paternal provisioning results from ecological change
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (20), 10746-10754 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Paternal provisioning results from ecological change, Post-Print (2020) View citations (6) (2020)

2014

2. Inheritance, bequests, and labor supply
   IZA World of Labor, 2014, 69 View citations (5)

2013

3. The evolution of altruistic preferences: mothers versus fathers
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2013, 11, (3), 421-446 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper The Evolution of Altruistic Preferences: Mothers versus Fathers, TSE Working Papers (2013) View citations (28) (2013)

2007

4. Biological Basics and the Economics of the Family
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (2), 91-108 View citations (37)

2005

5. On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect
   Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (9-10), 1665-1697 View citations (60)
   See also Chapter On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect, Chapters, 2007 (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
   Working Paper ON THE DEMAND FOR GRANDCHILDREN: TIED TRANSFERS AND THE DEMONSTRATION EFFECT, Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2004

6. How responsive are private transfers to income? Evidence from a laissez-faire economy
   Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 2193-2219 View citations (134)
   See also Working Paper How Responsive are Private Transfers to Income? Evidence from a Laissez-Faire Economy, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1999) View citations (8) (1999)
7. Intergenerational Linkages in Consumption Behavior
   Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (48)
   See also Working Paper Intergenerational Linkages in Consumption Behavior, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2000) View citations (5) (2000)

1998

8. A note on the robust interpretation of regression coefficients
   TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, 1998, 7, (2), 287-294
9. Motives for private transfers over the life cycle: An analytical framework and evidence for Peru
   Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (1), 57-80 View citations (244)
   See also Working Paper Motives for Private Transfers over the Life Cycle: An Analytical Framework and Evidence for Peru, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1996) View citations (11) (1996)
10. Risk Sharing and Private Transfers: What about Urban Households?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1998, 46, (3), 621-37 View citations (41)
11. The stochastic control of process capability indices
    TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, 1998, 7, (1), 1-74

1997

12. FAMILY SAFETY NETS AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION: A STUDY OF WORKER HOUSEHOLDS IN POLAND
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1997, 43, (2), 191-209 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Family Safety Nets and Economic Transition: A Study of Worker Households in Poland, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1996) View citations (9) (1996)

1995

13. Erratum [Inter-vivos Transfers and Intergenerational Exchange]
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1995, 77, (3), 569 View citations (1)
14. The connection between public transfers and private interfamily transfers
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 57, (1), 129-167 View citations (135)
    See also Working Paper The Connection Between Public Transfers and Private Interfamily Transfers, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1987) (1987)
15. The relation between theory and application in statistics
    TEST: An Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research, 1995, 4, (2), 207-261 View citations (4)

1993

16. The Effect of Borrowing Constraints on Consumer Liabilities
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1993, 25, (2), 197-213 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper The Effect Of Borrowing Constraints On Consumer Liabilities, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1993) View citations (129) (1993)

1992

17. Inter-vivos Transfers and Intergenerational Exchange
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (2), 305-14 View citations (258)
18. Social Security and Private Transfers in Developing Countries: The Case of Peru
    The World Bank Economic Review, 1992, 6, (1), 155-69 View citations (101)

1990

19. Achieving Social Objectives through Private Transfers: A Review
    The World Bank Research Observer, 1990, 5, (2), 205-18 View citations (65)
20. Credit Rationing and Private Transfers: Evidence from Survey Data
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (3), 445-54 View citations (56)
21. Intergenerational Transfers and Liquidity Constraints
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (1), 187-217 View citations (155)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Transfers and Liquidity Constraints, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1987) (1987)
22. The relative effectiveness of private and public schools: Evidence from two developing countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 1990, 34, (1-2), 99-121 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper The Relative Effectiveness of Private and Public Schools: Evidence from two Developing Countries, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1987) (1987)

1989

23. Male-Female Wage Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century France
    The Journal of Economic History, 1989, 49, (4), 903-920 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Male-Female Wage Discrimination in Nineteenth-Century France, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1987) (1987)

1987

24. Motives for Private Income Transfers
    Journal of Political Economy, 1987, 95, (3), 508-46 View citations (698)

1986

25. Warm feelings and cold calculations: economic theories of private transfers
    Business Review, 1986, (Mar), 15-22

1984

26. Panel Estimates of the Effects of Career Interruptions on the Earnings of Women
    Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (3), 386-403 View citations (14)

1982

27. Inequality in the Lifetime Earnings of Women
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1982, 64, (3), 501-04 View citations (7)

Chapters

2008

1. Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary Directions
   Elsevier View citations (82)

2007

2. On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect
   Chapter 18 in Handbook on the Economics of Happiness, 2007 View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect, Elsevier (2005) View citations (60) (2005)
   Working Paper ON THE DEMAND FOR GRANDCHILDREN: TIED TRANSFERS AND THE DEMONSTRATION EFFECT, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

1985

3. Interfamily Transfers and Income Redistribution
   A chapter in Horizontal Equity, Uncertainty, and Economic Well-Being, 1985, pp 393-426 View citations (39)