Economics Faculty Directory

Donald Cox

Professor; Assistant Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Donald Cox

Ph.D.

Contact

Maloney Hall 331

Telephone: 617-552-3677

Email: donald.cox@bc.edu

ORCID

Education

  • B.S., 艾可直播 College
  • Ph.D., Brown University

Courses

ECON3312 Evolutionary Economics

ECON2228 Econometric Methods

Expertise

  • Labor Economics
  • Economics of Intergenerational Transfers

External Resources

Curriculum Vitae

Department

Economics

Selected Publications

"The Evolution of Altruistic Preferences: Mothers versus Fathers", with Ingela Alger, 2013. Review of Economics of the Household, 11:3, 421-446

"Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary Directions", with Marcel Fafchamps, 2008. Handbook of Development Economics: Volume 4. T.P. Schultz and J. Strauss, eds., Elsevier

"Biological Basics and Economics of the Family," 2007. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21:2, 91-108

"On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect", with Oded Stark), 2005. Journal of Public Economics, 89:9-10, 1665-1697. Reprinted in Handbook on the Economics of Happiness, 2007. L. Bruni and P. L. Porta, eds., Edward Elgar Publishing

"How Responsive are Private Transfers to Income? Evidence from a Laissez-Faire Econ- omy", with Bruce Hansen and Emmanuel Jimenez, 2004. Journal of Public Economics, 88:9-10, 2193-2219

Downloadable 艾可直播 College Working Papers

Working Paper 605. Donald Cox, "" (12/2003: 277 Kb, PDF; published in聽Death and Dollars: The Role of Gifts and Bequests in America, Brookings Institution Press)

Working Paper 524. Donald Cox, "" (02/2002: 96 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 514. Donald Cox, "" (10/2001: 190 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 482. Donald Cox, Serena Ng, and Andreas Waldkirch, "" (10/2000: 229 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 341. Donald Cox, Bruce E. Hansen, and Emmanuel Jimenez (World Bank), "" (rev. 12/1999: 204 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 330. Donald Cox, James Fetzer and Emmanuel Jiminez, "" (5/96: 101 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 329. Donald Cox and Oded Stark (Harvard University), "" (6/94: 139 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 328. Donald Cox, Emmanuel Jimenez, Wlodek Okrasa, "" (5/96: 117 Kb, PDF)

Working Paper 327. Donald Cox, Zekeriya Eser, Emmanuel Jimenez, "" (4/96: 97 Kb, PDF)

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