Parental Priorities and Economic Inequality

by Casey B. Mulligan

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What determines whether children grow up to be rich or poor? Arguing that parental actions are some of the most important sources of wealth inequality, Casey B. Mulligan investigates the transmission of economic status from one generation to the next by constructing an economic model of parental preferences.

In Mulligan's model, parents determine the degree of their altruistic concern for their children and spend time with and resources on...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226548406

ISBN13:9780226548401

Release Date:February 1998

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:394 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Economics Family Relationships Macroeconomics Marriage & Family Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics Social Science

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