Patterns of Time Use among Older People

Maddalena Ferranna (), J.P. Sevilla (), Leo Zucker and David E. Bloom ()
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Maddalena Ferranna: University of Southern California
J.P. Sevilla: Harvard University
Leo Zucker: Harvard School of Public Health
David E. Bloom: Harvard School of Public Health

No 15227, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We analyze time use studies to describe how people allocate their time as they age, especially among paid work, unpaid work, leisure, and personal care. We emphasize differences in time allocation between older (i.e., those aged 65+) and younger people; between developed and developing countries; and by other demographic characteristics such as gender, marital status, health status, and educational attainment. We summarize related economic literature and crystallize a framework for thinking about key conceptual issues involving time allocation over the life cycle. We conclude by assessing the adequacy of global data resources in this area and by discussing some promising opportunities to fill salient gaps in the literature.

Keywords: leisure; unpaid work; paid work; demographics; aging; time use; personal care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 D15 J14 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2022-04
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Published - published in: David E. Bloom, Alfonso Sousa-Poza and Uwe Sunde (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Ageing, Routledge, London, 2023

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