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Title: Economic Development and Family Structure: from Pater Familias to the Nuclear Family

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: We provide a theory of the interaction between intergenerational living arrangements and economic development. We show that, when technical progress is fast enough, the economy experiences a shift from stagnation to growth, there is a transition from coresi-dence to non-coresidence, and the social status of the elderly tends to deteriorate.

Url: http://dse.univr.it/home/workingpapers/2012WP29Family.pdf

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Authors: Pensieroso, Luca; Sommacal, Alessandro

Series Title: Working Paper Series Department of Economics University of Verona

Publication Number: 29

Institution: University of Verona

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Family and Marriage, Work, Family, and Time

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