The impact of living with an elder parent on adult daughter's labor supply and hours of work

Journal of Family and Economic Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-175

  Kolodinsky, Jane ^a   Shirey, Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b National Academy on an Aging Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Co residence; Female labor supply; Intergenerational transfers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747707854     PISSN: 10580476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009426002699     Document Type: Review

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