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Labor markets and opportunity structures
 — modeling the context of retirement in the historical United States
Author(s)Cheryl Elman
Journal titleResearch on Aging, vol 21, no 2 (special issue: Multilevel models), March 1999
Pagespp 205-239
KeywordsLabour economics ; Employment of older people ; Unemployment ; Retirement ; Indicators ; United States of America.
AnnotationEconomic, demographic and social indicators drawn from three US historical censuses are used to examine labour market or opportunity structure in historical and demographic multilevel research. The article also highlights issues that researchers might face as they work with linked census data: specifically, multidimensionality of contextual influences with resultant co-linearity and problems in selection of variables. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990318204 A
ClassmarkWH: GC: WH6: G3: 3RI: 7T

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