Military Reserves and Social Welfare

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Lipow, Jonathan
Simon, Jay
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Reserves
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2011
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We consider the contribution of reserves to the efficient mobilization of military manpower. Our analysis suggests that offering recruits an option to serve as reservists enhances social welfare if there is a sufficiently strong relationship between recruit performance in the military and their expected civilian income.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/41712
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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