The Elasticity of Intergenerational Substitution, Parental Altruism, and Fertility Choice

Dynastic models common in macroeconomics use a single parameter to control the willingness of individuals to substitute consumption both intertemporally, or across periods, and intergenerationally, or across parents and their children. This article defines the concept of elasticity of intergeneratio...

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Main Authors: Carlos Córdoba, J. (Author), Ripoll, M. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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