1st Edition

Age, Period and Cohort Effects Statistical Analysis and the Identification Problem

Edited By Andrew Bell Copyright 2021
248 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Age, Period and Cohort Effects: Statistical Analysis and the Identification Problem  gives a number of perspectives from top methodologists and applied researchers on the best ways to attempt to answer Age–Period–Cohort related questions about society. Age–Period–Cohort (APC) analysis is a fundamental topic for any quantitative social scientist studying individuals over time. At the... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction to Age, Period and Cohort Effects

Andrew Bell

Chapter 2. The Pros and Cons of Constraining Variables

Paula Thijs, Manfred te Grotenhuis, Peer Scheepers

Chapter 3. Multilevel Models for Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

Andrew Bell and Kelvyn Jones

Chapter 4. The Lexis Surface: A Tool and Workflow for Better Reasoning about Population Data

Jon Minton

Chapter 5. Detecting the ‘Black Hole’ of Age-Period Excess Mortality in 25 Countries: Age-Period-Cohort Residual Analysis

Louis Chauvel, Anja Leist, and Herbert L Smith

Chapter 6. Learning from Age-Period-Cohort Data: Bounds, Mechanisms, and 2D-APC Graphs

Ethan Fosse, Christopher Winship, and Adel Daoud

Chapter 7. Assessing Factors that Contribute to Age, Period and Cohort Trends

Theodore R. Holford

Chapter 8. Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort Models

Ethan Fosse

Chapter 9. Age-Period-Cohort Analysis: What is it Good For?

Herbert L. Smith

Chapter 10. The Line of Solutions and Understanding Age-Period-Cohort Models

Robert M. O’Brien

Biography

Andrew Bell is a senior lecturer in Quantitative Social Sciences at the Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield, UK.

"The interplay of lifecycle, history and generation - or age, period and cohort, in humbler terms – is one of the great puzzles in the study of individual and social change. This landmark collection is a major contribution on a topic that reaches from philosophy to social statistics. Don’t be overtaken by time: start reading now!"Professor David Voas, University College London, UK

"Understanding age, period, and cohort effects is a mainstream concern in all the social sciences. But researchers have struggled with how exactly to approach 'APC' issues. This book provides invaluable, up-to-date methodological guidance."Professor Malcolm Fairbrother, Umeå University, Sweden