Intra-Household Competition for Care: The Role of Bequest-Regulating Social Norms

51 Pages Posted: 22 Feb 2012

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Lisa Magnani

Macquarie University, Macquarie Business School

Garima Verma

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics

Anu Rammohan

University of Sydney Business School

Date Written: February 21, 2012

Abstract

We model the allocation of time resources by adult children between competing caring activities - those towards co-residing elderly and those towards co-residing children. We test the implications of our model for children’s school performance by focusing on Indonesia, a country characterized by heterogeneity in social norms, population aging and reliance on the family for elderly support. Specifically, we exploit the unique richness of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) (Wave 2 to Wave 4) to find robust evidence of a negative impact on children’s school achievement of social norms regulating elderly bequests to co-residing adult careers.

Suggested Citation

Magnani, Lisa and Verma, Garima and Rammohan, Anu, Intra-Household Competition for Care: The Role of Bequest-Regulating Social Norms (February 21, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2009122 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2009122

Lisa Magnani (Contact Author)

Macquarie University, Macquarie Business School ( email )

New South Wales 2109
Australia

Garima Verma

UNSW Australia Business School, School of Economics ( email )

High Street
Sydney
2052
Australia

Anu Rammohan

University of Sydney Business School ( email )

Cnr. of Codrington and Rose Streets
Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia

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