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| Productivity in old age | | Author(s) | Rocio Fernandez-Ballesteros, Maria Dolores Zamarron, Juan Diez-Nicolas |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 33, no 2, March 2011 |
| Pages | pp 205-226 |
| Source | http://roa.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Activities of older people ; Unpaid work [elderly] ; Retired persons ; Voluntary workers ; Longitudinal surveys ; Spain. |
| Annotation | This article looks at the findings of a longitudinal study from Spain which explored the extent to which older adults (aged 55 to 75) report being involved in productive activities. The data are examined firstly by age, gender, and working status; and secondly, under moderate-cost assumptions. The unpaid contribution to society of older people is then calculated in terms of euros. The results are discussed in the context of other general studies about unpaid productive activities in old age. It is concluded that the sample is characterised by a focus on productive activity related to care for other adults and children and their estimated contribution in unpaid activities expresses the importance of older persons as social capital. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111115002 |
| Classmark | G: GH: BB6: QV: 3J: 76S |
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