Horioka, Charles; Gahramanov, Emin; Hayat, Aziz; Tang, Xueli - 2016
In this paper, we conduct a theoretical analysis of why individuals provide care and attention to their elderly parents … findings, we find that the Japanese are more likely to live with (or near) their elderly parents and/or to provide care and … attention to them if they expect to receive a bequest from them, which constitutes strong support for the selfish bequest motive …