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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Costa, Dora L.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical economics--United States.

Medical economics.

Industrial hygiene--United States.

Industrial hygiene.

Older people--Health and hygiene--United States.

Older people.

Older people--Employment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

1 Reflections on the Early Indicators Project

2 The Rich and the Dead

3 Prior Exposure to Disease and Later Health and Mortality

4 Seasoning, Disease Environment, and Conditions of Exposure

5 The Height of Union Army Recruits

6 The Prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in the Industrial Era

7 The Significance of Lead Water Mains in American Cities

8 Internal Migration, Return Migration, and Mortality

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611125424

9781281125422

1281125423

9780226116198

0226116190

OCLC:

567921837