tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post5762929628631798408..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Explaining the cross-sectional variationEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-83822873697792266842010-01-29T21:14:52.398+13:002010-01-29T21:14:52.398+13:00Parents at the top end of the scale would see thei...Parents at the top end of the scale would see their chances of high quality grandkids (because of high quality spousal match for the daughter) drop considerably while those at the bottom would see a smaller drop in the probability. So the expected costs are lower at the bottom end. No? Sure, the benefits of hitting lotto are higher, but the odds are tiny.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-32637413548455685362010-01-29T15:32:54.359+13:002010-01-29T15:32:54.359+13:00Eric thanks for that.
I'm puzzled by this line...Eric thanks for that.<br />I'm puzzled by this line in the conclusion<br />"Parents at the lower end of the social economic scale would have less incentive to engage in such practice" [socialising their daughters].<br />Bearing in mind that grandparents also bear costs of child rearing, especially if born out of wedlock <i>and</i> by your argument stood to benefit if they could trade up the social scale by securing a 'better' marriage for their daughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com