developments in the labor market and changes in the structure and preferences of the family. The former include changes in …-market contracts and tendencies toward an insider-outsider divide in the labor market. Changes in family structure include a rise in … female labor-force participation, a decline in family stability, more variation in individual life cycles and increased …

developments in the labor market and changes in the structure and preferences of the family. The former include changes in …-market contracts and tendencies toward an "insider-outsider divide" in the labor market. Changes in family structure include a rise in … female labor-force participation, a decline in family stability, more variation in individual life cycles and increased …

insurance (LTCI), formal care, informal (family) care, and bequests. In our empirical analysis, we use micro data from the Japan …

from adverse events. We use regression and event study approaches to examine within-family changes in monetary transfers … and informal care following wealth loss, involuntary job displacement, spousal death, and health shocks in retirement … and reduce them with the onset of disability or poor health. We find that upstream transfers are also responsive to life …