Can Policy Change Culture? Government Pension Plans and Traditional Kinship Practices

American Economic Review Vol/Iss. 111(6) American Economic Association Nashville Published In Pages: 1880-1917
By Bau, Natalie

Hypothesis

The introduction of pension plans will reduce the higher relative education for females or males associated with matrilocality or patrilocality, respectively.

Note

Assuming linear model

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Triple-differences estimatesSupportedp<0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Educational EnrollmentDependentEducation
Pension PlansIndependentSocial Insurance