María Ángeles Durán Heras. The Demographic Frame of the Economics of Care - Descripción
Summary: Public spending accounts for more than 40% of Spanish GDP, and much of this expenditure is conditioned by the demographic structure: children and young people in the educational system, pensions for retirees, various types of medical care, etc. At the same time, according to the Time Use Survey (TUS) of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), households annually contribute, via unpaid work, a volume of work equivalent to 28 million full-time jobs. No economic or social policies can be made for the future without taking into account this demographic framework.
María Ángeles Durán Heras. The Demographic Frame of the Economics of Care - Biografía
Biography: Professor of Sociology, and Research Professor with the Spanish National Research Council, where she headed the Department of Socioeconomic Analysis. She holds honorary degrees from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and the universities of Valencia and Granada, and has received the “Pascual Madoz” National Award for Research in Social, Legal and Economic Sciences, and the National Award for Research in Sociology and Political Science. She collaborates regularly with academic and research institutions, and has worked with international organizations such as the Economic Commission for Latin America, the World Health Organization and UN Women.
