Altruism, household size and migration

Tcha, M.J.

Economics Letters 49(4): 441-445

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0165-1765
PMID: 12291273
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1765(95)00702-h
Document Number: 297291
"This paper considers the effect of altruism on the relationship between the size of households and the migration decision. It is shown that when the parent has higher altruism toward her children, (i) the household is more likely to migrate, and (ii) the marginal gain from migration increases as the size of the household increases."

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