Aaronson, Stephanie; Fallick, Bruce; Figura, Andrew; … - In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 37 (2006) 1, pp. 69-154
The U.S. labor force participation rate rose rapidly during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. It then flattened out in the 1990s, and since 2000 it has fallen, without much sign of an imminent rebound. We attempt to distinguish between cyclical and structural influences on the participation rate by...
