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Whose Education Counts? The Impact of Grown Children’s Education on the Physical Functioning of Their Parents in Taiwan


  Author: Zachary Zimmer, Albert I. Hermalin, Hui-Sheng Lin
Publisher: Population Council, Policy Research Division
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Document Date:                  2001
Category: Family Economics > Elderly Living Arrangement
Related Categories:
Education > Educational Attainment
Family Relations > Parent/Adult Child Relations
 

This paper provides evidence that elderly parents' health is significantly affected by the educational attainment of their grown children in Taiwan.  It suggests that, in a country where elderly coresidence with adult children is very common, it is important to recognize the impact of their well-being on the well-being of their parents.

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