Allocating Public and Private Resources across Generations
Gauthier, Anne H. / Tuljapurkar, Shripad / Chu, C. Y. Cyrus
This book explores how demographic changes affect inter-generational transfers of time, money, goods, and services, all things that play a role in the well-being of individuals and families. It details the nature and measurement of transfers, their motives and mechanisms, and their macro-level dimensions, especially in the context of demographic transitions. Coverage includes original empirical analyses of datasets from some twenty countries a...