Total work time in Spain: evidence from time diary data

Jose Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal and Almudena Sevilla ()
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Applied Economics, 2014, vol. 46, issue 16, 1894-1909

Abstract: Using detailed time-use data from 2002--03 and 2009--10 for Spain, we analyse changes in the time-allocation decisions of the Spanish population, with a focus on the time devoted to total work. Consistent with prior literature, we document that the concept of 'iso-work' (e.g. the time devoted to total work by gender is equal) does not hold in societies with stringent gender roles, such as Spain. Women devote more time to total work than men, and this difference has increased throughout the period studied by 2 hours per week. The relative increase in total work for women compared to men can be explained by a relative increase in market work of 8 hours per week, coupled with a relative decrease in nonmarket work of 6 hours per week, which have led Spanish women to devote, relatively, 2 fewer hours to leisure per week in 2009--10, compared to 2002--03. We propose social norms as a potential explanation of these empirical findings. By uncovering how individuals allocate their time inside and outside the market over a period of time, our results may improve our understanding of the dynamics of economic change and welfare.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2014.887194

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