King Lear's dilemma: Precommitment versus the last word

Abstract

We relax the prevalent assumption in the literature on intergenerational transfers that an altruistic parent can perfectly observe her child's activities and market opportunities. We find that when private information and market risks are present, precommitment by the parent to a transfer dominates having the ‘last word’.

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