The concurrence of retirement and widowhood pensions in Spain: Improving their redistributive effects in times of increasing joint life expectancy
In ageing societies, the number of years people live together is likely to have a direct impact on critical areas of the welfare state.
In recent decades, Spanish society has experienced major transformations in the way couples formalize their marriage ties and in the number of years they actually cohabit. The latter is closely linked to increases in lifeexpectancy after the age of 65, which as well as having a direct impact on the duration of a couple”™s cohabitation has also impacted such critical concerns as pensions, health and long-term care.