This paper studies the determination of informal long-term care (family aid) to dependent elderly in a worst case scenario concerning the "harmony" of family relations. Children are purely selfish, and neither side can make credible commitments (which rules out efficient bargaining). The model...

This paper studies the determination of informal long-term care (family aid) to dependent elderly in a worst case scenario concerning the harmony of family relations. Children are purely selfish, and neither side can make credible commitments (which rules out efficient bargaining). The model is...