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Book/Printed Material Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription schooling, experience, and earnings

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Title

  • Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription schooling, experience, and earnings

Summary

  • "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"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Angrist, Joshua David
  • Chen, Stacey H., 1969-
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2007.

Headings

  • -  Educational attainment--United States--Statistics
  • -  Veterans--Education--United States--Statistics
  • -  Veterans--United States--Economic conditions
  • -  Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Influence

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 9/21/2007.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007616540

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  • Unrestricted online access

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Chicago citation style:

Angrist, Joshua David, Stacey H Chen, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription schooling, experience, and earnings. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007616540/.

APA citation style:

Angrist, J. D., Chen, S. H. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2007) Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription schooling, experience, and earnings. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2007616540/.

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Angrist, Joshua David, Stacey H Chen, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Long-term consequences of Vietnam-era conscription schooling, experience, and earnings. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2007616540/>.