This working paper examines the consequences of the role played by the female population in the labor market with respect to the demand for care within the framework of a new demographic order. Female labor participation not only has clear economic implications but also, from a demographic point...

This working paper compares childcare and nursery education across three European countries: Sweden, Germany and Spain. This analysis forms the basis of a discussion on the productive value attributed to childcare and nursery education in each of those three societies, with reference to the...

“Work is not synonymous with employment.” This is the opening statement in María Ángeles Durán's book Unpaid Work in the Global Economy, which provides compelling evidence that most of the hours worked worldwide comprise not formal employment governed by industrial legislation but...