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Article: Bequest motives, social security, and economic growth

TitleBequest motives, social security, and economic growth
Authors
Zhang, JZhang, J
Issue Date2001
PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0095-2583
Citation
Economic Inquiry, 2001, v. 39 n. 3, p. 453-466 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ei/39.3.453
AbstractThis article conducts a systematic analysis of four bequest motives in a simple model of endogenous growth. It analyzes how bequest motives affect fertility, savings, growth, and the effects of pay-as-you-go Social Security. It is found that altruistic and exchange motives give equivalent outcomes if the discount factors are set the same. The outcome under the joy-of-giving motive may involve a higher bequest ratio, higher saving, and better growth rates than that under altruism. If bequests are accidental, the equilibrium values will depend on the probability of survival. Moreover, the results provide testable implications on bequest motives. (JEL D1, D9, H55, J1).
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/177687
ISSN
0095-2583
2023 Impact Factor: 1.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.159
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000169606700009
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