Health and labor force participation over the life cycle [electronic resource] : evidence from the past / edited by Dora L. Costa.

9780226116198 (ebook) :

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2003.

1 online resource (xvi, 343 p.) : ill., maps.

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The 20th 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 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 19th century America.

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May 06, 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.