Caring about bequest, so caring for parents? Evidence from China's housing sector
利用2011-2015年全国调查数据，研究发现中国多子女家庭中，父母住房遗产价值越高，成年子女提供的情感支持越多，但这一机制受重男轻女观念和独生子女家庭的影响而减弱。
Abstract This article reveals an informal eldercare arrangement in China by focusing on how the value of housing owned by aging parents affects adult children's caregiving behavior. Using three waves of national survey data in 2011–2015, we find that when the potential housing‐bequest value increases, adult children from multi‐child households provide more emotional support for their parents, demonstrating the role of the intergenerational‐exchange mechanism in China's current eldercare arrangement. However, such an informal mechanism is weakened by the prevalent social norms of son preference and is also less effective among emerging only‐child households. Therefore, we call for more market‐oriented arrangements.