Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation
This paper uses three-generation retrospective data from the rural Philippines to examine the role of the extended family, proxied by alternative measures of grandparent coresidence, on investments in children. An extension of the wealth model of intergenerational transfers shows that extended famil...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1997
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| author | Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
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| description | This paper uses three-generation retrospective data from the rural Philippines to examine the role of the extended family, proxied by alternative measures of grandparent coresidence, on investments in children. An extension of the wealth model of intergenerational transfers shows that extended family resources may affect transfers to children if parents are credit constrained. Family-level unobservables are important in determining the allocation of education and land between sons and daughters. Both parent and grandparent pre-marriage wealth affect children’s completed schooling levels. Grandparent wealth, however, does not seem to affect the distribution of education between sons and daughters, although it affects the allocation of land. Grandparent influence on child schooling appears to work through proximity rather than through wealth. Sons are clearly favored in terms of land inheritance, while daughters get more education. Better educated fathers favor daughters in terms of education, while mothers with more land favor sons. These patterns are consistent with both equity and efficiency objectives, investment in children under resource constraints, and parents' risk-diversification strategies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1611442025-11-06T05:10:58Z Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation Quisumbing, Agnes R. resource allocation gender relations education gender property rights household budget This paper uses three-generation retrospective data from the rural Philippines to examine the role of the extended family, proxied by alternative measures of grandparent coresidence, on investments in children. An extension of the wealth model of intergenerational transfers shows that extended family resources may affect transfers to children if parents are credit constrained. Family-level unobservables are important in determining the allocation of education and land between sons and daughters. Both parent and grandparent pre-marriage wealth affect children’s completed schooling levels. Grandparent wealth, however, does not seem to affect the distribution of education between sons and daughters, although it affects the allocation of land. Grandparent influence on child schooling appears to work through proximity rather than through wealth. Sons are clearly favored in terms of land inheritance, while daughters get more education. Better educated fathers favor daughters in terms of education, while mothers with more land favor sons. These patterns are consistent with both equity and efficiency objectives, investment in children under resource constraints, and parents' risk-diversification strategies. 1997 2024-11-21T09:53:46Z 2024-11-21T09:53:46Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161144 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Quisumbing, Agnes R. 1997. Better rich, or better there?;grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation. FCND Discussion Paper 23. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161144 |
| spellingShingle | resource allocation gender relations education gender property rights household budget Quisumbing, Agnes R. Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation |
| title | Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation |
| title_full | Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation |
| title_fullStr | Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation |
| title_short | Better rich, or better there?: grandparent wealth, coresidence, and intrahousehold allocation |
| title_sort | better rich or better there grandparent wealth coresidence and intrahousehold allocation |
| topic | resource allocation gender relations education gender property rights household budget |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161144 |
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