Do guns displace books? The impact of compulsory military service on educational attainment

To estimate the causal effect of conscription on the probability to obtain a university degree, we use a regression-discontinuity design associated with the introduction of conscription in Germany. There is evidence that conscription increased the likelihood of completing higher education.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Bauer, Thomas K. ; Bender, Stefan ; Paloyo, Alfredo R. ; Schmidt, Christoph M.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 124.2014, 3, p. 513-515
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Regression discontinuity \| Conscription \| Career interruption \| Skill atrophy \| TS2SLS

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	I28 - Government Policy ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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