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

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