Health and labor force participation over the life cycle : evidence from the past /
Health and labor force participation over the life cycle : evidence from the past /
edited by Dora L. Costa.
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2003.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages) : illustrations, maps
- A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report .
- National Bureau of Economic Research conference report. .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reflections on the early indicators project / Rich and the dead / Prior exposure to disease and later health and mortality / Seasoning, disease environment, and conditions of exposure / Height of Union Army recruits / Prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in the Industrial Era / Significance of lead water mains in American cities / Internal migration, return migration, and mortality / Pensions and labor force participation of Civil War veterans / Effect of hernias on the labor force participation of Union Army veterans / Larry T. Wimmer -- Joseph P. Ferrie -- Chulhee Lee -- Daniel Scott Smith -- Sven E. Wilson and Clayne L. Pope -- Sven E. Wilson -- Werner Troesken and Patricia E. Beeson -- Mario A. Sańchez -- Tayatat Kanjanapipatkul -- Chen Song and Louis L. Nguyen.
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 of conditions-including social class, wealth, occupation, family, and community-on the morbidity and mortality of the group. The papers investigate and address a number of special topics, including the influence of previous exposure to infectious disease, migration, and community factors such as lead in water mains. They also analyze the roles of income, health, and social class in retirement decisions, paying particular attention to the social context of disability. Economists and historians who specialize in demography or labor, as well as those who study public health, will welcome the unique contributions offered by this book, which offers a clearer view than ever before of the workings and complexities of life, death, and labor during the nineteenth century.
9780226116198 (electronic bk.) 0226116190 (electronic bk.) 0226116182 9780226116181 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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GBA416542 bnb
Medical economics--United States.
Industrial hygiene--United States.
Older people--Health and hygiene--United States.
Older people--Employment--United States.
Medical economics.
Longitudinal method.
Occupational Health
Economics, Medical
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects
Longitudinal Studies
Epidemiologic Studies
Économie de la santé--États-Unis.
Personnes âgées--Santé et hygiène--États-Unis.
Économie de la santé.
Méthode longitudinale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Industrial hygiene.
Medical economics.
Older people--Employment.
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Veroudering (demografie)
Gezondheidszorg.
Oudere werknemers.
Arbeidsparticipatie.
United States
United States.
United States Aged Public health Social conditions Employment participation rates Mortality rate Occupational health and safety Internal migration History, 1801-1900 Statistics Overseas item
Electronic books.
RA410.53 / .H4115 2003eb
331.3/98/0973
2003 I-483 WA 400 / H4336 2003
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reflections on the early indicators project / Rich and the dead / Prior exposure to disease and later health and mortality / Seasoning, disease environment, and conditions of exposure / Height of Union Army recruits / Prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in the Industrial Era / Significance of lead water mains in American cities / Internal migration, return migration, and mortality / Pensions and labor force participation of Civil War veterans / Effect of hernias on the labor force participation of Union Army veterans / Larry T. Wimmer -- Joseph P. Ferrie -- Chulhee Lee -- Daniel Scott Smith -- Sven E. Wilson and Clayne L. Pope -- Sven E. Wilson -- Werner Troesken and Patricia E. Beeson -- Mario A. Sańchez -- Tayatat Kanjanapipatkul -- Chen Song and Louis L. Nguyen.
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 of conditions-including social class, wealth, occupation, family, and community-on the morbidity and mortality of the group. The papers investigate and address a number of special topics, including the influence of previous exposure to infectious disease, migration, and community factors such as lead in water mains. They also analyze the roles of income, health, and social class in retirement decisions, paying particular attention to the social context of disability. Economists and historians who specialize in demography or labor, as well as those who study public health, will welcome the unique contributions offered by this book, which offers a clearer view than ever before of the workings and complexities of life, death, and labor during the nineteenth century.
9780226116198 (electronic bk.) 0226116190 (electronic bk.) 0226116182 9780226116181 (cloth ; alk. paper)
XT689387
GBA416542 bnb
Medical economics--United States.
Industrial hygiene--United States.
Older people--Health and hygiene--United States.
Older people--Employment--United States.
Medical economics.
Longitudinal method.
Occupational Health
Economics, Medical
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects
Longitudinal Studies
Epidemiologic Studies
Économie de la santé--États-Unis.
Personnes âgées--Santé et hygiène--États-Unis.
Économie de la santé.
Méthode longitudinale.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Industrial hygiene.
Medical economics.
Older people--Employment.
Older people--Health and hygiene.
Veroudering (demografie)
Gezondheidszorg.
Oudere werknemers.
Arbeidsparticipatie.
United States
United States.
United States Aged Public health Social conditions Employment participation rates Mortality rate Occupational health and safety Internal migration History, 1801-1900 Statistics Overseas item
Electronic books.
RA410.53 / .H4115 2003eb
331.3/98/0973
2003 I-483 WA 400 / H4336 2003