This paper demonstrates the extent to which married women's labor supply elasticities have changed over the past quarter century. Estimates from March Current Population Survey data suggest that these elasticities have decreased substantially, by 60 percent for the hours wage elasticity (from 0.36 to 0.14), 70 percent for the hours income…

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics show that men and women born during the upswing of a demographic cycle obtain more schooling and take longer to finish a year of schooling than do those born during a downswing. (Author/SK)

The age-earnings profile of male workers is significantly influenced by the age composition of the workforce. The dependence of the age-earnings profile on demographically induced movements along a relative demand schedule suggests that standard human capital models of the profile are incomplete. (MF)