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Do coresidency and financial transfers from the children reduce the need for elderly parents to works in developing countries?

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  • Lisa Cameron

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  • Deborah Cobb-Clark

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Population Economics.

Volume (Year): 21 (2008)
Issue (Month): 4 (October)
Pages: 1007-1033

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Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:21:y:2008:i:4:p:1007-1033

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Keywords: Intergenerational transfers; Old-age support; Elderly labour supply; J226; J22; J14;

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  1. Giles, John & Wang, Dewen & Zhao, Changbao, 2010. "Can China's rural elderly count on support from adult children ? implications of rural-to-urban migration," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5510, The World Bank.
  2. Luis García Núñez, 2012. "Desprotección en la tercera edad: ¿estamos preparados para enfrentar el envejecimiento de la población?," Documentos de Trabajo 2012-330, Departamento de Economía - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

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