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Biological versus Foster Children Education: the Old-Age Support Motive as a Catch-up Determinant ? Some Evidence from Indonesia

Karine Marazyan

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Abstract: This paper aims at explaining differences in education among foster-children and between foster and biological children in developing countries. Foster-children whose biological parents are alive may provide old-age support for both their host and biological parents. Therefore foster-children have lower returns to education than biological children and should receive less human capital investment in household where both types of children live together. However, in households where foster-children are alone, host parents will over-invest in their education to ensure that the expected old-age support will equal a minimum amount to survive. Using data from Indonesia, we provide some evidence supporting our hypothesis.

Keywords: Household structure; child fostering; sibling rivalry.; sibling rivalry; Structure familiale; enfants confiés; rivalité fraternelle. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-07
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