Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Data

Presents a set of papers by leading scholars on methods for analysing the longitudinal data that is available on numerous topics of interest to social scientists.

James J. Heckman (Edited by), Burton S. Singer (Edited by)

9780521088183, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 October 2008

428 pages
23 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg

Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Data presents a set of papers by leading scholars on methods for analysing the longitudinal data that is available on numerous topics of interest to social scientists. Because many sources of longitudinal data record labour market phenomena such as unemployment, labour supply, earnings mobility, job turnover and participation in training programmes, all of the papers collected in this volume focus on models of the labour market. The main methodological points, however, are more general and apply to such diverse areas as demography, life science analysis and training evaluation, to name only a few, potential avenues of application. The book contains important methodological contributions to the emerging field of longitudinal analysis and is of interest to a wide range of social scientists.

Part I. Econometric studies: 1. Heterogeneity, omitted variable bias, and duration dependence Gary Chamberlain
2. Social science duration analysis James J. Heckman and Burton Singer
3. Interpreting empirical models of labor supply in an intertemporal framework with uncertainty Thomas E. MaCurdy
4. Alternative methods for evaluating the impact of interventions James J. Heckman and Richard Robb, Jr.
Part II. Statistical studies: 5. Weighting, misclassification, and other issues in the analysis of survey samples of life histories Jan M. Hoerr
6. Statistical models for longitudinal labor market data based on counting processes Per Kragh Andersen
7. Assessing qualitative features of longitudinal data Haling Frydman and Burton Singer
Part III. Sociometric studies: 8. Effects of labor market structure on job shift patterns Nancy Brandon Tuma
9.School enrollment, military enlistment, and the transition to work: implications for the age pattern of employment Robert D. Mare and Christopher Winship.

Subject Areas: Labour economics [KCF]