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Abstract

A panel of age-specific transition probabilities is developed for the three-decade period 1980 to 2010. Analysis shows that both male and female transition probabilities have evolved over the 30-year span. The transition probabilities are used to calculate both period and cohort worklives. The results differ starkly for men and women. For men, worklives are most affected for those with little education. For women, obtaining a college degree has the most impact on worklives. The results suggest that using historical period worklives may have mis-estimated worklives for these two groups relative to cohort estimates.

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Copyright: © 2014 National Association of Forensic Economics
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Figure 1.

Male Probability of Remaining Active (apxa): Comparing 1980–1985 and 2005–2010 Samples

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Male Probability of Remaining Inactive (ipxi): Comparing 1980–1985 and 2005–2010 Samples

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Female Probability of Remaining Active (apxa): Comparing 1980–1985 Sample and 2006–2010 Sample

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Female Annual Transition Probabilities (ipxi): Comparing 1980–1985 Sample and 2005–2010 Sample

Contributor Notes

*Matthew J. Cushing, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; David I. Rosenbaum, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.