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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

 

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Hurd Presentation.pdf38.23 KB
McGarry Presentation.pdf195.17 KB
Achenbaum Presentation.pdf49.42 KB
Sawhill Presentation.pdf609.32 KB
Silverstein & Gans Presentation.pdf255.69 KB
Newman Presentation.pdf586.8 KB
Furstenberg Presentation.pdf166.93 KB
Jacobs Presentation.pdf666.3 KB
Campbell Discussant Comments.pdf30.76 KB
Danziger Presentation.pdf1.04 MB
Whitfield Presentation.pdf418.46 KB
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