Persistent Inequality: An Explanation Based on Limited Parental Altruism

This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited parental altruism. It is postulated that the degree of parental altruism is â€˜limitedâ€™ by the financial status of the parent. [CDE WP 101].

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Year of publication:	2008-09
Authors:	Das, Mausumi
Institutions:	eSocialSciences
Subject:	child \| children \| intergenerational mobility \| expenditure \| education \| model \| health care utilization \| income \| inequality \| households \| parental \| altruism \| financial status \| parent \| Income distribution \| human capital \| growth \| India \| America

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Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Institutional Papers
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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