TY - BOOK AU - Costa,Dora L. TI - Health and labor force participation over the life cycle: evidence from the past T2 - A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report SN - 9780226116198 AV - RA410.53 .H4115 2003eb U1 - 331.3/98/0973 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Medical economics KW - United States KW - Industrial hygiene KW - Older people KW - Health and hygiene KW - Employment KW - Longitudinal method KW - Occupational Health KW - Economics, Medical KW - Environmental Exposure KW - adverse effects KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Epidemiologic Studies KW - Économie de la santé KW - États-Unis KW - Personnes âgées KW - Santé et hygiène KW - Méthode longitudinale KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Labor KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Labor & Industrial Relations KW - fast KW - Veroudering (demografie) KW - gtt KW - Gezondheidszorg KW - Oudere werknemers KW - Arbeidsparticipatie KW - Aged KW - Public health KW - Social conditions KW - Employment participation rates KW - Mortality rate KW - Occupational health and safety KW - Internal migration KW - History, 1801-1900 KW - Statistics KW - Overseas item KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Reflections on the early indicators project; Larry T. Wimmer --; Rich and the dead; Joseph P. Ferrie --; Prior exposure to disease and later health and mortality; Chulhee Lee --; Seasoning, disease environment, and conditions of exposure; Daniel Scott Smith --; Height of Union Army recruits; Sven E. Wilson and Clayne L. Pope --; Prevalence of chronic respiratory disease in the Industrial Era; Sven E. Wilson --; Significance of lead water mains in American cities; Werner Troesken and Patricia E. Beeson --; Internal migration, return migration, and mortality; Mario A. Sańchez --; Pensions and labor force participation of Civil War veterans; Tayatat Kanjanapipatkul --; Effect of hernias on the labor force participation of Union Army veterans; Chen Song and Louis L. Nguyen N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=212609 ER -