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Health, height, nutrition, and mortality : evidence on the "Antebellum Puzzle" from union army recruits in the middle of the nineteenth century
Haines, Michael R. (contributor) - 1998 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001594701
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Going to War and Going to College : Did World War II and the G.I. Bill Increase Educational Attainment for Returning Veterans?
Bound, John - 1999
The end of World War II brought a flood of returning veterans to America's colleges and universities. Yet, despite … effects of selection in comparisons of the educational attainment of veterans and nonveterans in this era. Using census data ….I. Bill led to a moderate gain in the postsecondary educational attainment of World War II veterans …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471331
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Is There a VA Advantage? Evidence from Dually Eligible Veterans
Chan, David C.; Card, David E.; Taylor, Lowell J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We study public vs. private provision of health care for veterans aged 65 and older who may receive care provided by … the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in private hospitals financed by Medicare. Utilizing the ambulance design …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938734
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On the Ends of the State : Stationary Bandits and the Time Horizon in Eastern Congo
Henn, Soeren J.; Mugaruka, Christian M.; Ortiz, Miguel; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We show that armed actors refrain from using their power to arbitrarily steal from an economy if, and only if, the armed actors' property rights over stealing from that economy are secure. By 2009, armed actors taxed, administered, and protected various villages in Democratic Republic of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510510
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The Nexus of Elites and War Mobilization
Jia, Ruixue; Bai, Ying; Yang, Jiaojiao - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
How do elites mobilize commoners to participate in a war? How does war mobilization affect elite power after the war? We argue that these two questions are interconnected, as elites mobilize war often because war benefits them. We demonstrate these relationships using the setting of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510546
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The Forging of a Rebel
Marchais, Gauthier; Mugaruka, Christian M.; Sanchez de … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
We use variation in exposure to victimization of 1,537 households of eastern Congo for each year of 1990-2013 to examine the formation of preferences to participate in armed groups. In this context, most armed groups are Congolese militia, whose objective is fighting foreign armed groups. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510592
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Doing More with Less : Predicting Primary Care Provider Effectiveness
Currie, Janet M.; Zhang, Jonathan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
This paper uses data from 802,777 veterans assigned to 7,548 primary care providers (PCPs) within the Veterans Health …, and their determinants. Leveraging quasi-random assignment of veterans to PCPs, we measure PCP effectiveness along three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012585413
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The Opioid Safety Initiative and Veteran Suicides
Tibbitts, Joshua C.; Cowan, Benjamin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
epidemic of the past two decades has had devastating health consequences among U.S. veterans and military personnel. In 2013 …, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) implemented the Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) with the goal of discouraging … detrimental effect on veterans' mental health leading to suicide in extreme cases. In addition, because rural veterans have much …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012616587
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You Can't Handle The Truth : The Effects Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill On Higher Education And Earnings
Barr, Andrew; Kawano, Laura; Sacerdote, Bruce; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
examine the impact of the PGIB on veterans' college-going, degree completion, federal education tax benefit utilization, and … long run earnings. Among veterans potentially induced to enroll, the introduction of the PGIB raised college enrollment by … earnings effects more negative for veterans with lower AFQT scores and those who were less occupationally skilled. Under a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599314
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The Heterogeneous Value of a Statistical Life : Evidence from U.S. Army Reenlistment Decisions
Greenberg, Kyle; Greenstone, Michael; Ryan, Stephen; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
This paper estimates the value of a statistical life (VSL), or the willingness to trade-off wealth and mortality risk, among 430,000 U.S. Army soldiers choosing whether to reenlist between 2002 and 2010. Using a discrete choice random utility approach and significant variation in retention...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599394