Open AccessGender Bias in Intergenerational Transfer Patterns: Focusing on a Patrilineal and a Matrilineal Ethnic Group in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Novya Zulva Riani,
Werry Darta Taifur,
Elfindri,
Fajri Muharja
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
webology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1735-188X
DOI - 10.14704/web/v18si03/web18032
Subject(s) - kinship , ethnic group , demographic economics , population , constraint (computer aided design) , sample (material) , economics , sociology , demography , geography , chemistry , chromatography , mechanical engineering , anthropology , engineering
Gender was expected to strongly influence intergenerational transfers, especially in the country that has a multi-ethnic population. In this paper, we propose a new approach of intergenerational transfers pattern based on gender by using the raw data from Indonesia Family Life Surveys of 2014, with a total sample of 4179 households. Indonesia became an object of study because it has a multi-ethnic population and embraced the dual system, matrilineal and patrilineal kinship. This research aims to analyze the gender bias in the pattern of intergenerational transfers. The empirical model consists of four logistic regression equation, the dependent variable is the pattern of inter-generational transfers based on the direction and type of transfers. Our Econometric model estimation confirmed that the kinship system adopted by the family did not influence the decision to intergenerational transfers. Further results suggest that gender bias occurs only in the intergenerational transfers of money where daughters will receive more money than sons. These findings showed that women had a high financial dependency on their parents. The implication of it, improving the quality of women needs to be done to push them out of a liquidity constraint.