The impact of leisure complementarity on the labour force participation of older males in Spain

This work seeks to gauge the complementarity or shared leisure effect in Spain. The study evidences the importance which the increase in female activity rates has on the decision of their male spouses to prolong their labour market participation. Thus, if active ageing is to be encouraged, vis-à-vis...

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Published in:Applied economics letters 2015-02, Vol.22 (3), p.214-217
Main Authors: Pérez, Carlos, Martín-Román, Ángel, Moral, Alfonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Couples
Economic analysis
Economic policy
Gender
Labor force
Labor market
Labour force
labour force participation
Labour market participation
Leisure
leisure complementarity
older men
Pension plans
Pensions
Spain
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Summary:This work seeks to gauge the complementarity or shared leisure effect in Spain. The study evidences the importance which the increase in female activity rates has on the decision of their male spouses to prolong their labour market participation. Thus, if active ageing is to be encouraged, vis-à-vis nonearly exit from the labour force of those in the latter stages of their working lives, and if the burden on public pensions is to be alleviated, comprehensive economic policies need to be adopted addressing the family unit of older persons as a whole rather than focusing on each individual member.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2014.934424