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An examination of elderly co-residence in the developing world

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  • Evans,Brooks Fox
  • Palacios,Robert J.

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Co-residence is an important source of support for the elderly, especially in countries where pension systems do not cover most of the population. This note provides new evidence regarding elderly co-residence patterns in more than 100 developing countries that represent over 90 percent of the developing world population. The authors find a wide range of co-residence rates across countries, ranging from 29 to nearly 100 percent, and a strong inverse relationship between the receipt of a pension and co-residence. The results show the importance of informal support, and have implications for the choice and design of policy instruments aimed at the elderly, including social insurance and assistance.

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  • Evans,Brooks Fox & Palacios,Robert J., 2015. "An examination of elderly co-residence in the developing world," Policy Research Working Paper Series 96557, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:96557
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    Cited by:

    1. Zaineb Majoka & Robert Palacios, 2019. "Targeting versus Universality," World Bank Publications - Reports 32789, The World Bank Group.
    2. World Bank, 2016. "Taking Stock, July 2016," World Bank Publications - Reports 24922, The World Bank Group.
    3. Hien, Nguyen Thi Thu, 2019. "Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam," OSF Preprints zxyf8, Center for Open Science.

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