What have researchers learned from the national longitudinal surveys?

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Zagorsky, Jay L.^{a; *} | Gardecki, Rosella^{a; **}

Affiliations: [a] Center For Human Resource Research The Ohio State University, USA

Correspondence: [*] Zagorsky is a Research Scientist at The Ohio State University. Gardecki is a Research Associate at The Ohio State University. We wish to thank Randy Olsen for his help and comments and the NLS researchers who provided copies of their papers. All remaining errors are ours. E-mail: zagorsky.1@osu.edu.

Correspondence: [**] E-mail: gardecki.2@osu.edu

Abstract: This article examines the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, commonly called the NLS. The article first provides a brief overview of the information available in these long-running surveys. Second, it discusses the contributions of NLS-based research to various topics within the field of economics. Finally, it summarizes topics within the NLS questionnaires that have expanded recently to accommodate the changing circumstances of the cohorts. (JEL C81, J00)

DOI: 10.3233/JEM-1999-0159

Journal: Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 35-57, 1998