Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription
schooling, experience, and earnings
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Author
Contributions
- Chen, Stacey H., 1969- - Contributor
- National Bureau of Economic Research. - Contributor
Publication
2007 - National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
6,500 words, Guess
Page Count
26 pages
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- Library of Congress Control Number2007616540
- OCLC Control Number174247079
- Open LibraryOL17635375M
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- LCCHB1
Description
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.
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- NBER working paper series -- working paper 13411.
- Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 13411.
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