Year: 2001
Author: Croda, Enrica
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 70 (2001), Iss. 1 : pp. 180–186
Abstract
This paper uses the GSOEP to analyze the impact of German reunification on financial transfers from parents to their adult children. A difference-in-differences approach is applied to estimate probability and amount of transfers. The analysis indicates that, across time, Easterners are less likely to make transfers than Westerners. Over time, the propensity to give to all children has decreased in the East, and the amount given has increased in the West. However, transfers to college-age children have increased in both regions. These results support a relevant role for liquidity constraints and human capital investments in the determination of parental transfers.
Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: German
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.70.1.180
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 70 (2001), Iss. 1 : pp. 180–186
Published online: 2001-01
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot, Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 7