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Peer reviewedScheffler, Richard M.; Iden, George – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1974
The study measures the significance of the health variable in a model explaining variations in labor supply. Results indicate that the disability variable substantially increases the explanatory power of the conventional model of labor supply, which otherwise overemphasizes education and family status. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Labor Force Nonparticipants, Labor Supply, Labor Utilization
Download full textCook, Alvin A., Jr. – 1971
A mathematical model was developed of military enlistment behavior based on the principle of occupational choice. A quality adjustment, applicable to all labor markets, was incorporated into the model in estimating the supply of volunteers. It was assumed that the greater the excess supply of volunteers, the greater the average quality of…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Choice, Career Development, Labor Economics
Peer reviewedKalachek, Edward D.; And Others – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1979
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey for men aged 45 through 59, the paper develops a model of labor supply change or adjustment to estimate the speed of worker response to changes in desired labor supply and to constraints on hours and wages. (MF)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Employee Attitudes, Employment Level, Labor Market
