Retention behaviour of draftees and volunteers.

Download
Author
Gur, Kemalettin
Date
1988-12Advisor
Henderson, David R.
Second Reader
Eitelberg, Mark J.
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Experts believe that draft would require a larger number of accessions, since draftees and draft-motivated volunteers are more likely to leave military service than volunteers at their first opportunity. This thesis presents evidence on this issue. We are able to compare retention behaviour and service lengths of draftees and volunteers in the same cohort by using data files consisting of enlistees during lottery draft years.
Rights
Copyright is reserved by the copyright ownerCollections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
The Role of Economists in Ending the Draft
Henderson, David R. (2005-08);Economists laid much of the intellectual foundation for ending military conscription in the United States. Walter Oi and others laid out a solid analytic case against the draft, pointing out that the cost of a drafted ... -
Evaluating the Labor Market Performance of Veterans Using a Matched Comparison Group Design
Hirsch, Barry T.; Mehay, Stephen L. (IZA, 2003-03);A key concern in estimating the effect of military service on civilian earnings is bias from unmeasured differences between military veterans and nonveterans. The effects of activeduty service are estimated using the 1986 ... -
Military service as a determinant of post-service earnings
Chamarett, Stephen Garnet (1981);The relationship between military service and post-service earnings was analyzed using the 1976 data of the National Longitudinal Survey of Young Men (14 to 24 years of age in 1966). The sample was broken down by race ...