The Effect of 21st Century Military Service on Civilian Labor and Educational Outcomes
The Effect of 21st Century Military Service on Civilian Labor and Educational Outcomes
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21 世纪兵役对平民劳动和教育成果的影响
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2014
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P. Routon
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作者：
P. Routon
我使用包括兄弟固定效应和倾向得分匹配在内的几种实证方法来估计阿富汗和伊拉克战争期间服兵役对民事劳动和教育成果的影响。由于军事职业和训练在过去几十年中发生了巨大变化，这些影响可能与之前针对早期战区退伍军人的研究中发现的不同。我发现退伍军人身份使少数族裔的平民工资增加了大约百分之十，但在这方面对白人影响很小或没有影响。研究发现，所有人口群体的退伍军人与非退伍军人一样具有同等的就业能力，并且对自己的民事职业同样满意。对于女性和少数族裔来说，退伍军人身份大大增加了他们尝试大学的可能性。研究发现，这些退伍军人更倾向于追求并获得两年制（副学士学位）而不是四年制（学士学位）学位。最后，我发现混合证据表明退伍军人身份增加了公共部门就业的可能性。
I estimate the effect of military service during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars on civilian labor and educational outcomes using several empirical methodologies including sibling fixed effects and propensity score matching. Since military occupations and training have changed significantly in the past few decades, these effects may be different than those found in previous studies on veterans of earlier theaters. I find that veteran status increases civilian wages by approximately ten percent for minorities but has little or no effect on whites in this regard. Veterans of all demographic groups are found to be equally employable and equally as satisfied with their civilian occupation as non-veterans. For females and minorities, veteran status substantially increases the likelihood one attempts college. These veterans are found to be more apt to pursue and obtain a two year (associate’s) degree instead of a four year (bachelor’s) degree. Lastly, I find mixed evidence that veteran status increases the likelihood of public sector employment.