Monetary transfers from children and the labour supply of elderly parents: Evidence from Vietnam

In the absence of a broad-based pension scheme, the elderly in developing countries may rely on monetary transfers made by their children and on their own labour supply. This article examines whether monetary transfers from children help to reduce elderly parents' need to work. Taking the possi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nguyen, Ha, Liu, A., Booth, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46464