The Effect of Military Enlistment on Earnings and Education

by Loughran, David S.; Martorell, Paco; Miller, Trey; Klerman, Jacob Alex

• ISBN13: 9780833058232
• ISBN10: 0833058231
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-16
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. vii
Tables	p. ix
Summary	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Abbreviations	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Methods and Data	p. 5
Enlistment, Reenlistment, and Military Compensation	p. 5
Empirical Approach	p. 6
Data	p. 7
Limitations of Our Approach	p. 8
The Effect of Army Enlistment on Labor Market Earnings	p. 13
Earnings Data	p. 13
Earnings Model Specification	p. 17
Results	p. 17
1989 Applicant Cohort	p. 17
Application Year	p. 19
Armed Forces Qualification Test	p. 22
Race/Ethnicity and Gender	p. 23
In-Service	p. 24
The Effect of Army Enlistment on Educational Attainment	p. 35
Education Data	p. 35
Education Model Specification	p. 38
Results	p. 39
College Enrollment	p. 39
College Degree Attainment	p. 42
Summary	p. 46
Conclusion	p. 49
Appendix The Effect of Enlistment on Labor Market Earnings: All Services	p. 51
References	p. 55
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