The effect of unplanned changes in marital and disability statusInterrupted trajectories and labor

The

effect of unplanned changes in marital and disability status

Interrupted trajectories and labor

Williamson

John B.

Williamson, John B.

Dept. of Sociology, Boston College

Author

McNamara

Tay K.

McNamara, Tay K.

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working paper

Chestnut Hill, Mass. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College20022002monographic

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

2002

monographic

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English

eng

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This study explored the effect of unplanned changes in disability and marital status on labor force participation for a sample of just under six thousand men and women born between 1931 and 1941. It was based on wave 1 (1992) through wave 4 (1998) of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data. Binomial hierarchical linear models were used to evaluate the change in the probability of working. Unplanned changes in disability and marital status had effects on labor force participation over and above the effects of the statuses themselves. These findings highlight the need for employer and government policies that minimize the stress that exists with unplanned events. Such policies might encourage higher labor force participation among workers who experience unplanned events that prompt them to exit the labor force earlier than they otherwise would have, with potentially adverse consequences for their subsequent socioeconomic status.

John B. Williamson and Tay K. McNamara.

CRR WP2002-5

CRR WP

2002-5

http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Working_Papers/wp_2002-05.pdf

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