Old-age income security and private transfers in South Korea

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-407

  Lee, Jinkook ^a   Lee, Youngae ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Family transfers; Poverty; Private transfers; Public transfers

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY REFORM; POVERTY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT CHILD; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POVERTY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 77449113229     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420903166803     Document Type: Article

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