Above and Beyond the Call. Long-term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription in the Post-war Years
Julien Grenet
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Résumé
We add to the literature on the long-term economic effects of male military service. We concentrate on post-war British conscription into the armed services from 1949 to 1960. It was called National Service and applied to males aged 18 to 26. Based on a regression discontinuity design we estimate the effect of military service on the earnings of those required to serve through conscription. We argue that, in general, we should not expect to find large long-term real earnings among conscripts compared to later birth cohorts of males who were not eligible for call-up. Our empirical evidence firmly rejects the view that conscription entails relative long-term real earnings differences.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
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Above and Beyond the Call. Long-term Real Earnings Effects of British Male Military Conscription in the Post-war Years
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Résumé |
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We add to the literature on the long-term economic effects of male military service. We concentrate on post-war British conscription into the armed services from 1949 to 1960. It was called National Service and applied to males aged 18 to 26. Based on a regression discontinuity design we estimate the effect of military service on the earnings of those required to serve through conscription. We argue that, in general, we should not expect to find large long-term real earnings among conscripts compared to later birth cohorts of males who were not eligible for call-up. Our empirical evidence firmly rejects the view that conscription entails relative long-term real earnings differences.
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Auteur(s) |
Julien Grenet
1, 2, 3
, Robert A. Hart
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, J. Elizabeth Roberts
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PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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CEP - LSE -
Centre for Economic Performance
( 151088 )
- Centre for Economic Performance
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
UK
- Royaume-Uni
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University of Stirling
( 317529 )
- Stirling FK9 4LA
- Royaume-Uni
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IZA -
Institute for the Study of Labor
( 142142 )
- Allemagne
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194-204
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2
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Non
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Anglais
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Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2011-04
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18
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Sous-type de document pour les Articles |
Research article
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version éditeur
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Male military service, United Kingdom, Effect of military service
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DOI | 10.1016/j.labeco.2010.09.001 |
ProdINRA | 317358 |
UT key WOS | 000288632200005 |
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