Elder Jr., Glen, Aimée Dechter, and Hiromi Taniguchi Working paper no. 1999-20 Abstract The extraordinary manpower needs of World War II fueled a rapidly growing demand for both military and war industry personnel, though little is known about this war mobilization process in men’s lives, such as the relation between manpower policies (on age, occupation, …
Grodsky, Eric, and Devah Pager Working paper no. 1999-28 Abstract In this paper we explore individual and occupational characteristics that explain earnings inequality between black and white men. Our research is motivated by the idea that the racial earnings gap is generated not only by individual differences but also by systematic variation in the occupational …
Wilson, Franklin Working paper no. 1999-29 Abstract This paper reports the findings of a study of labor market niching involving 102 ethnic groups living in 216 metropolitan areas in 1990. Approximately 12 percent of the labor force of the 216 metropolitan areas studied was employed in ethnic niches. The percentage in niches was substantially higher …
MacLean, Alair Working paper no. 2000-11 Abstract This paper has substantive and methodological goals. The substantive goals are motivated by two questions: How are occupations graded by age in the United States? How has this changed over the last fifty years? Methodologically, I compare results from two different means of measuring age segregation: the index …
Wilson, Franklin Working paper no. 2002-10 Abstract This paper provides an empirical assessment of the extent to which co-ethnic workers are under- or over-represented in industry and occupation-based employment sectors based on the characteristics of workers themselves, attributes and resources of ethnic groups in which workers are affiliated, and characteristics of metropolitan areas. Specifically, this …
Martinson, Brian, and Joan M. Griffin Working paper no. 2003-24 Abstract Work and family influence the health and health behaviors of employed adults, especially when these domains have conflicting or competing demands. The extent to which work-family conflict is a function of extrinsic factors, such as the organization of work vs. an individual’s work habits, …
Hauser, Robert, and Carol Roan Working paper no. 2007-08 Abstract In an influential body of work extending across more than three decades and drawing on data from the United States, Poland, Japan, and the Ukraine, Melvin Kohn, Carmi Schooler, and their associates have found that cognitive capacities are affected by experiences on the job, specifically …
Raymo, James, and So-jung Lim Working paper no. 2007-15 Abstract In this paper, we examine educational differentials in married women’s attachment to the labor force in Japan. Using ten waves of data from a nationally representative survey, we estimate discrete-time multi-state hazard models of labor force participation to evaluate the role of incentives to remain …
Ho, JeongHwa, and James Raymo Working paper no. 2007-16 Abstract Using data from the first five waves of the Health and Retirement Study (1992~2000), we examine: (1) the extent to which joint retirement expectations are realized, (2) the role of couple-level agreement in facilitating joint retirement, (3) whether husbands’ or wives’ expectations are more likely …
Hu, Mei-Chen Working paper no. 2008-06 Abstract The rapid increase in childhood obesity from 1980 to 2000 aroused strong concerns among health policy makers. Childhood obesity increases the likelihood of being overweight during adulthood, and obesity is strongly related to type 2 diabetes and cardinal diseases. What is behind the increase in childhood obesity? Are …