Attrition in heterogeneous cohorts

On aggregating human capital across heterogeneous cohorts

Based on a general framework for computing the aggregate human capital stock under heterogeneity across population cohorts, the paper derives the “true” functional relationship between the aggregate human capital stock, average years of schooling, and average work experience. Under the scenarios considered here, the macro-Mincer (log-linear) functional relationship between these variables is ob...

Sense of coherence and attrition during four-year follow-up in cohorts of permanent and non-permanent Finnish employees

BACKGROUND We studied whether health resources, measured as sense of coherence (SOC), are associated with participation in a follow-up survey among permanent and non-permanent employees who responded at baseline. METHODS Of a cohort of 5,981 permanent employees, those who after four years were still in the service of the same employer were asked to participate in a follow-up survey. Another c...

Attrition in otolaryngology residency.

Attrition is a disruptive problem in residency training programs. Resident attrition has been more thoroughly investigated and reported in other medical fields with limited data specific to otolaryngology. Using a Web-based survey of otolaryngology residency program directors, information regarding a 5-year cohort of residents was collected. The survey response rate was 61% (59 of 97 programs),...

Attrition Bias

Attrition in Plastic Surgery Residencies