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Family Events and the Timing of Intergenerational Transfers

Leopold, T., & Schneider, T. (2011). Social Forces, 90(2), 595–616. DOI: 10.1093/sf/sor030.

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Summary

Demographic research on financial transfers between generations around family events such as childbirth -- contextual background on how families support each other financially during a life transition, not a study of gift products or gift-giving decisions.

Key findings

  • Intergenerational financial transfers cluster around specific family events, including childbirth.

GiftNav takeaway

Supports treating "new parent" as a life-transition context where financial/practical support is a meaningful category of support alongside (or instead of) a traditional gift object.

Limitations & cautions

Demographic/financial-transfer research, contextual only -- not a study of gifts or gift-giving.

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Last reviewed September 14, 2026.

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