Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription. Schooling, experience, and earnings.

Autor/inn/en	Angrist, Joshua D.; Chen, Stacey H.
Titel	Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription. Schooling, experience, and earnings.
Quelle	Cambridge, Mass.: National Bureau of Economic Research (2007), 26, 25 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper series. 13411
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Bildungsverhalten; Bildungsniveau; Soziale Folge; Krieg; Gesundheit; Wehrdienst; Einkommen; Arbeitspapier; Vietnam
Abstract	This paper uses the 2000 Census 1-in-6 sample to look at the long-term impact of Vietnam-era military service. Instrumental Variables estimates using draft-lottery instruments show post-service earnings losses close to zero in 2000, in contrast with earlier results showing substantial earnings losses for white veterans in the 1970s and 1980s. The estimates also point to a marked increase in schooling that appears to be attributable to the Vietnam-era GI Bill. The net wage effects observed in the 2000 data can be explained by a flattening of the experience profile in middle age and a modest return to the increased schooling generated by the GI Bill. Evidence on disability effects is mixed but seems inconsistent with a long-term effect of Vietnam-era military service on health. (Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2008/2