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

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.07.001

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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 coresidence to non-coresidence, and the social status of the elderly tends to deteriorate.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292114001056?via%3Dihub

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Authors: Pensieroso, Luca; Sommacal, Alessandro

Periodical (Full): European Economic Review

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Volume: 71

Pages: 80-100

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

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

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