Are parents altruistic ? Evidence from Mexico • ChristianSchluter

C. Schluter and J. Wahba (2010). “Are parents altruistic ? Evidence from Mexico.” The Journal of Population Economics , 23, 3, 1025-1046.

Abstract: “Are parents altruistic or selfish? We contribute to the continuing debate of this question by proposing a simple test which is implemented using experimental data from the Mexican anti-poverty programme PROGRESA. Benefit eligibility is randomised. Our estimation strategy explicitly addresses potentially confounding factors and selection bias problems. We reject selfish- ness of parents in non-urban Mexico as PROGRESA beneficiaries spend more on child-related goods and do not increase spending on adult-related goods compared to parents in the control group. At the same time, we reject some rival theories.”

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@article{SchluterPopEcon10,
  title = {Are parents altruistic ? Evidence from Mexico},
  author={Schluter, Christian, and Wahba, J.},
  journal = {Journal of Population Economics },
  year    = 2010,
  volume  = 23,
  number  = 3
}