Inter-vivos giving by older people in the United States: Who received financial gifts from the childless?

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1207-1225

  Hurd, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Bequests; Inter vivos transfers; Life cycle

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ELDERLY POPULATION; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; SOCIAL NETWORK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 72849141839     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08008362     Document Type: Article

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