Three theoretical hypotheses can explain the motives behind familial transfers given to the elders : altruism, exchange, and the demonstration effect theory where adults have to set an example by helping their elders if they want to be helped in turn by their children. This paper focuses on a...

In this paper, we examine how children care for their elderly parents and the motives of these family transfers, accounting for interactions between parents and their different children. We study a theoretical model of intergenerational transfers based on altruism, where siblings care for their...

This paper develops an economic analysis of enforcement technology choice and privacy rights. We provide an efficiency explanation for the European Convention of Human Rights. Our model suggests that an enforcement technology with privacy rights generates more offences (deterrence is diluted)...