Aspirations, Habit Formation, and Bequest Motive  

Oleh:

Alonso-Carrera, Jaime ; Caballe, Jordi ; Raurich, Xavier

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Economic Journal (EBSCO) vol. 117 no. 520 (Apr. 2007), page 813-836.
Topik: habits; studies; bequests; standard of living; consumption function
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We consider an economy where individuals use their standard of living based on past consumption in order to evaluate the utility arising from current consumption. We analyse how this process of preference formation affects the bequest motive. We show that habits (based on one's own past consumption) reduce the willingness of individuals to leave bequests, while aspirations (based on the standard of living of parents) make the existence of positive bequests easier. The long-run effects of both habits and aspirations on capital stock and on the amount of bequests depend on whether or not the bequest motive is operative.

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