LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS, AND GRANDPARENTS’ ECONOMIC WELLBEING

Intergenerational transfers and living arrangements of older people in rural China: consequences for psychological well-being.

OBJECTIVE The migration of working-age adults from rural to urban China has altered traditional patterns of living arrangements and intergenerational support among elderly persons who remain in rural regions. This investigation examined how household composition and support exchanges with adult children influenced the psychological well-being of older parents in rural China. METHODS Data deri...

Economic Conditions and Children’s Living Arrangements

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The relationship between intergenerational transfers, housing and economic outcomes

Intergenerational Transfers and Growth

This paper shows that, when the supply side dynamics is modelled along the lines suggested by the endogenous growth literature, it is possible that properly designed unfunded schemes would promote growth. The reduction in savings when an intergenerational transfer programme is introduced has a negative impact on capital accumulation and output. However, in the long run the saving rate will be g...

Intergenerational Transfers and Demographic Transition

This paper presents an analysis of demographic transition based on the endogenous evolution of intergenerational transfers along an economy’s endogenous path of development. Two-period-lived agents belonging to overlapping generations choose optimally their desired levels of consumption and fertility, together with their desired sizes of transfers to both parents and children. Parents are more ...