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This publication contains chapters by leading scholars on methods for analysing the longitudinal data available on topics relevant to social science. All chapters focus on models of the labor market although the main methodological points are more general and apply to diverse areas including demography, life course analysis, and training evaluation. Following an introduction and overview by the editors, Part one, 'Econometric studies', contains the following chapters: Heterogeneity, omitted variable bias, and duration dependence / Gary Chamberlain; Social science duration analysis / James J. Heckman and Burton Singer; Interpreting empirical models of labor supply in an intertemporal framework with uncertainty / Thomas E. MaCurdy; Alternative methods for evaluating the impact of interventions / James J. Heckman and Richard Robb. Part two, 'Statistical studies', contains: Weighting, misclassification, and other issues in the analysis of survey samples of life histories / Jan M. Hoem; Statistical models for longitudinal labor market data based on counting processes / Per Kragh Andersen; Assessing qualitative features of longitudinal data / Halina Frydman and Burton Singer. Part three, 'Sociometric studies', contains: Effects of labor market structure on job shift patterns / Nancy Brandon Tuma; School enrollment, military enlistment, and the transition to work: implications for the age pattern of employment / Robert D. Mare and Christopher Winship. Show less