Brothers, sisters, and support to older parents: Separate spheres across and within support types?

• Main Authors: HO, Christine, MCGARRY, Kathleen
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: brothers; sisters; old age support; separate spheres; mental accounting; Economics; Family, Life Course, and Society
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2687; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3686/viewcontent/Old_Age_Support_Allocation.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Parents in many countries exhibit a strong preference for sons over daughters; a preference that is often observed regarding transfers to children. Here, we ask whether son preference also drives differences in behavior regarding transfers from sons and daughters. We use data from the China Health a...