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b'Parents in developing Asia tend to spend more on sons but receive higher returns from daughters, turning on its head an age-old belief that sons\\u2014not daughters\\u2014take care of their aging parents.\\n\\nThis is true in the People\\u2019s Republic of China, where children are expected to help their parents based on Confucian philosophy, which values filial piety and altruism. Data show that investments in daughters paid off better than money spent on sons. Daughters gave back to their aging parents financial support, and helped with tasks like shopping, housekeeping, accounting, food preparation, telephone calls, and transportation. \\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttp://bit.ly/2zyDip4\\n\\nRead the working paper\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/son-biased-investments-and-old-age-support \\n\\nAuthor\\nChristine Ho, School of Economics, Singapore Management University\\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s research on supporting the elderly\\nhttp://bit.ly/2z39tkb'