Are Americans and Indians More Altruistic than the Japanese and Chinese? Evidence from a New International Survey of Bequest Plans

This paper discusses three alternative assumptions concerning household preferences (altruism, self-interest, and a desire for dynasty building) and shows that these assumptions have very different implications for bequest motives and bequest division. After reviewing some of the literature on

本文探讨了围绕家庭偏好的三种替代性假设，分别为利他主义（altruism）、自利（self-interest）以及家族构建意愿，并阐明上述假设对遗产动机（bequest motives）与遗产分配（bequest division）具有截然不同的影响。在梳理部分相关文献之后