Intergenerational Issues in an Aging Society

The Network hosted an invited conference on January 17-18, 2009 to explore Ingenerational Issues in an Aging Society. The agenda topics for the conference and documents pertaining to presentations are shown below:

Intergenerational Transfers

Bequests and Intervivos Transfers of Money and Time - Michael Hurd, RAND

The Distribution of Parental Transfers - Kathleen McGarry, Dartmouth College

The Social Contract

Revisiting the U.S. Compact for Melding an Aging Society - Andrew Achenbaum, University of Houston

Revising the Intergenerational Contract - Isabel Sawhill, Brookings Institution

Family

The Consequences of Family Change for Intergenerational Relationships in Later Life - Merril Silverstein, University of Southern California

The Unlaunched and the Elder Stall: The Implications of Delayed Departure from the Family Home - Kate Newman, Princeton University

The Transition to Adulthood and Intergenerational Relations - Frank Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania

Volunteerism

At Your Service: Being Active and Being Well - Jon Hendricks, Oregon State University

Expanding Roles for Older Adults in an Aging Society: Opportunity and Implications - Linda Fried, Network Member / Columbia University

Politics

The Dynamics of Intergenerational Factions and Coalitions -Lawrence Jacobs, University of Minnesota

Discussant: Andrea Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Disparities

Changes in the Economy, Society and Public Policies: Implications for Poverty and Inequalities - Sheldon Danziger, University of Michigan

Intergenerational Issues in Health Disparities: Challenges and Opportunities - Keith Whitfield, Duke University