This manuscript has been accepted for publication in a Special Issue of Advances in Life Course Research entitled Theoretical and Methodological Frontiers in Life Course Research edited by Laura Bernardi, Johannes Huinink, and Richard Settersten. Please cite this manuscript as follows: Mund, M. & Nestler, S. (in press). Beyond the cross-lagged panel model: Next-generation tools for analyzing interdependencies across the life course. Advances in Life Course Research. Before citing this work, please make sure you are using the latest version by checking https://osf.io/sjph7/ Date of this Version: September 24, 2018