Combat, Casualties, and Compensation: Evidence from Iraq and Afghanistan

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dc.contributor.authorArmey, Laura E.
dc.contributor.authorKniesner, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorLeeth, John D.
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Ryan S.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School
dc.dateAugust 22, 2018
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-19T22:30:26Z
dc.date.available2020-08-19T22:30:26Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-22
dc.descriptionThe article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3237059en_US
dc.description.abstractOur research examines the effect of combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan on casualties. We use restricted data from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Social Security Administration (SSA) to construct a panel of all U.S. Active Duty service members having served at some point during the years 2001-2012. Casualties disproportionately occur at higher rates among (i) young, white, males (ii) enlisted personnel (iii) less educated personnel (iv) and those in combat job types. Our estimates indicate that overall U.S. military personnel who deployed in an individual year to Iraq or Afghanistan had a 48 per 100,000 higher probability of death than non-deployed military personnel who remained stateside. The increased fatal injury risk of deployed U.S. military personnel is 15 times higher than the national average civilian workplace fatality rate, but roughly equal to the fatal injury risk faced in some of the most dangerous civilian occupations. Our estimates suggest a compensating wage differential equal to $808 per month would be appropriate, in comparison to the current status quo of $225 per month in danger pay (and additional tax benefits) provided to U.S. military personnel deployed into combat zones. The additional compensation should also be adjusted by service or job type.en_US
dc.format.extent34 p.
dc.identifier.citationArmey, Laura E. and Kniesner, Thomas and Leeth, John D. and Sullivan, Ryan S., Combat, Casualties, and Compensation: Evidence from Iraq and Afghanistan (August 22, 2018).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/65364
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSSRNen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.en_US
dc.subject.authormilitaryen_US
dc.subject.authordeploymenten_US
dc.subject.authorVSLen_US
dc.subject.authorcasualtiesen_US
dc.subject.authordanger payen_US
dc.titleCombat, Casualties, and Compensation: Evidence from Iraq and Afghanistanen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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