Expected bequests and inter-vivos transfers from elderly parents and informal care from their children

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23730236
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Applied economics
Research Institution	Kyoto Sangyo University (2012-2013) Osaka University (2011)
Principal Investigator	HANAOKA Chie 京都産業大学, 経済学部, 助教 (30536032)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords	医療経済学 / 世代間所得移転 / 遺産動機 / 高齢者介護 / 生前贈与
Research Abstract	I investigate whether informal care provided by children relate to expected bequests and inter-vivos transfers from their elderly parents, using Japanese micro data. I found that informal care from children were significantly correlate with expected bequests from their elderly parents. Also, I found that informal care from children were significantly correlate with inter-vivos transfers from their elderly parents. The results show the same pattern of giving between inter-vivos transfers and bequests.