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Helping to Build and Rebuild Secure Lives and Futures: Financial Transfers from Parents to Adult Children and Grandchildren

Abstract

This paper explores intergenerational financial transfers from parents to adult children and grandchildren within a life course perspective. Research on intergenerational financial transfers has been sparse, and little is known about the financial support older Canadians provide to family members or about the meaning of that assistance. Survey data from a convenience sample of older Canadians was analysed to determine the types of financial …

Authors

Ploeg J; Campbell L; Denton M; Joshi A; Davies S

Journal

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. s113–s125

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

2004

DOI

10.1353/cja.2005.0039

ISSN

0714-9808