Finnish demographer Anna Rotkirch has pointed out that Europeans have tried to mitigate the impact of recession through generous transfer payments to young families.
Despite his criticism of the Miami family, Redlener says he recommends that Elian's U.S. relatives play a role in a custody transfer to lessen the traumatic impact on the child.
Consumers have surprised me in their ability to consume and save at the same time, even though much of the saving is being supported by transfer payments and the national impact so far has been offset by the negative saving of the government.