TY  - JOUR
AU  - Hayashi,Fumio
TI  - Is the Japanese Extended Family Altruistically Linked? A Test based on  Engel Curves
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 5033
PY  - 1995
Y2  - February 1995
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w5033
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w5033.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Fumio Hayashi
Hitotsubashi University
Grad. School of International Corporate Strategy
2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8439
JAPAN
Tel: 81-3-5841-5652
Fax: 1-801-469-0086
E-Mail: fumio.hayashi@gmail.com
AB  - Altruism has the well-known neutrality implication that the family's demand for commodities is invariant to the division of resources within the family.  We test this by estimating Engel curves on a cross-section of Japanese extended families forming two- generation households.  We find that the pattern of food expenditure is significantly affected by the division of resources.  The food components whose budget share increases with the older generation's share of household income are precisely those favored by the old such as cereal, seafood, and vegetables.
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