Bell, A.J. and Jones, K. (2013) The impossibility of separating age, period and cohort effects. Social science & medicine, 93. 163 - 165. ISSN 0037-7856
Abstract
This commentary discusses the age–period–cohort identification problem. It shows that, despite a plethora of proposed solutions in the literature, no model is able to solve the identification problem because the identification problem is inherent to the real-world processes being modelled. As such, we cast doubt on the conclusions of a number of papers, including one presented here (Page, Milner, Morrell, & Taylor, 2013). We conclude with some recommendations for those wanting to model age, period and cohort in a compelling way.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Social Science & Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2015 15:05 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 13:20 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.029 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.029 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:87660 |