TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ransom,Roger L.
AU  - Sutch,Richard
TI  - The Trend in the Rate of Labor Force Participation of Older Men, 1870-1930:  A Review of the Evidence
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Historical Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 3
PY  - 1989
Y2  - May 1989
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/h0003
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/h0003.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Roger Ransom
2320 Cedar Street
Berkeley, CA 94708
E-Mail: roger.ransom@ucr.edu

Richard C. Sutch
136 Purdue Avenue
Kensington
Berkeley, CA 94708
Tel: 951-452-7090
E-Mail: richard.sutch@ucr.edu
AB  - We present new evidence to support our earlier finding that there was no appreciable trend in the rate of retirement for American men between 1870 and 1930. The data suggests that Jon Moen's claim that retirement increased appreciably during this period is mistaken. Moen's critique of our earlier paper is also examined point by point. We demonstrate that his doubts about our procedures are unnecessary.
ER  -