Estimates, for as many as 18 years following enlistment, the causal effect of military enlistment on earnings and educational attainment. The authors address the empirical problems associated with the selective nature of military service by restricting their analysis to military applicants, some of whom enlist and some of whom do not, and by controlling for a rich array of applicant characteristics available on the military application record.
| ISBN: | 9780833058232 |
| Publication date: | 16th September 2011 |
| Author: | David S Loughran, Arroyo Center, United States Army, Rand Corporation |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 56 pages |
| Series: | Technical Report |
| Genres: |
Social research and statistics Education |