Format:
Online-Ressource (360 p.)
ISBN:
9780226116181
Series Statement:
NBER-Conference Report
Content:
The twentieth century saw significant increases in both life expectancy and retirement rates-changes that have had dramatic impacts on nearly every aspect of society and the economy. Forecasting future trends in health and retirement rates, as we must do now, requires investigation of such long-term trends and their causes.To that end, this book draws on new data-an extensive longitudinal survey of Union Army veterans born between 1820 and 1850-to examine the factors that affected health and labor force participation in nineteenth-century America. Contributors consider the impacts of a variety
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Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Preface; 1. Reflections on the Early Indicators Project: A Partial History; 2. The Rich and the Dead: Socioeconomic Status and Mortality in the United States, 1850-1860; 3. Prior Exposure to Disease and Later Health and Mortality: Evidence from Civil War Medical Records; 4. Seasoning, Disease Environment, and Conditions of Exposure: New York Union Army Regiments and Soldiers; 5. The Height of Union Army Recruits: Family and Community Influences; 6. The Prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in the Industrial Era: The United States, 1895-1910
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7. The Significance of Lead Water Mains in American Cities: Some Historical Evidence8. Internal Migration, Return Migration, and Mortality: Evidence from Panel Data on Union Army Veterans; 9. Pensions and Labor Force Participation of Civil War Veterans; 10. The Effect of Hernias on the Labor Force Participation of Union Army Veterans; Conclusion; Appendix A: Merged Mortality and Population Schedules from the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1850 and 1860; Appendix B: Properties and Availability of the Union Army Life-Cycle Sample; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226116198
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226116181
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Health and Labor Force Participation over the Life Cycle : Evidence from the Past
Language:
English
Keywords:
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