On the intergenerational transmission of preferences

Volland, Benjamin

doi:10.1007/s10818-012-9149-x

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“…3 Parental influence is one of the earliest and most important sources of preference formation. Intergenerational transmission of behavioral preferences has been demonstrated for work attitudes (Fernandez and Fogli, 2009); leisure activities (Volland, 2013); and underlying preferences like risk and trust (Dohmen et al (2012); Zumbuehl et al (2013)) or academic aspirations and motivation (Benner and Mistry (2007); Kirk et al (2011)). Time preferences have also been found to be associated with many factors, including education, wealth, income, poverty (Lawrance (1991) and Carvalho (2010)), gender and age (Bauer and Chytilová (2013), Anderson et al (2004) and Rubalcava et al (2009)).…”

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“…Dohmen et al (2012);Volland (2013);Zumbuehl et al (2013);and Black et al (2015) provide empirical evidence of intergenerational transmission of attitudes (risk, trust, leisure activities) from parents (and other role models) to children. FurtherMacours and Vakis (2014),Chiapa et al (2012) andBlack et al (2015) provide evidence that attitudes and aspirations are determined by environmental factors, experiences and interactions with others.…”

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Conditional Cash Transfers: Do They Change Time Preferences and Educational Aspirations?

Suárez

Cameron

2016

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Conditional Cash Transfers: Do They Change Time Preferences and Educational Aspirations?Conditional Cash Transfer programs are designed to increase human capital in poorer families. They do this directly through incentives and conditions. A further way these programs may influence household decisions is through impacts on preferences. Preferences may change as a result of new habit formation, information received through the program or by the relaxation of budget constraints which gives households a greater ability to look beyond their daily needs to plan for the future. Using a regression discontinuity design we test whether a large CCT program in Colombia affects the time preferences of participating households and aspirations for their children's education. We find that it does not. Thus, the positive impacts identified in previous studies appear to be driven by the ongoing receipt of the cash transfers and the associated conditions. Hence if the transfers were to stop, program benefits would likely be limited to those obtained during the program.

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Conditional Cash Transfers: Do They Change Time Preferences and Educational Aspirations?

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Cameron

2016

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“…Elsewhere, the acquisition of preferences is also shaped by families and the socialization process(Volland 2013) and the availability of (non-working) time(Chai et al 2015).…”

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Tackling Keynes’ question: a look back on 15 years of Learning To Consume

Chai

2016

J Evol Econ

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“…SeeBauer and Chytilová (2010),Bauer and Chytilová (2013);Becker and Mulligan (1997);Kirby et al (2002);Lawrance (1991).3 Parental influence is one of the earliest and most important sources of preference formation. Intergenerational transmission of behavioral preferences has been demonstrated for work attitudes(Fernandez and Fogli, 2009); leisure activities(Volland, 2013); and underlying preferences like risk and trust(Dohmen et al (2012);Zumbuehl et al (2013)) or academic aspirations and motivation(Benner and Mistry (2007);Kirk et al (2011)). Time preferences have also been found to be associated with many factors, including education, wealth, income, poverty(Lawrance (1991) andCarvalho (2010)), gender and age(Bauer and Chytilová (2013),Anderson et al (2004) andRubalcava et al (2009)).…”

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