cross-dynastic intergenerational altruism, saving for one’s descendants benefits present members of other dynasties. These …

Intergenerational altruism and contemporaneous cooperation are both important to the provision of long-lived public …

include an additional dimension of public policy, namely education funding. Indeed, the productivity growth of future workers … addition to running social security, also funds education of future workers by means of taxes collected from the current ones …. The education tax rates are chosen, in each period, by a majoritarian rule among the relevant constituents. We demonstrate …

Altruistic parents may transfer resources to their offspring by providing education, and by leaving bequests. We show … with only intended bequests, by enhancing incentives of parents to invest in their children's education. This result holds …

—together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that … religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences … development. It affects human capital through both religious and secular education. It affects population and labor by influencing …