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The causal effects of World War II military service
Cousley, Alex; Siminski, Peter; Ville, Simon P. - 2016
The effects of military service have been studied for decades, but surprisingly few studies have estimated the effects of World War II (WW2) service, where the focus has been on the impact of this 'total war' on the broader civilian population. Over 90% of Australian males born in the early...
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Emissions from military training : evidence from Australia
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Tran, Trang My - 2024
Environmental research related to military activities and warfare is sparse and fragmented by discipline. Although achieving military objectives will likely continue to trump any concerns related to the environment during active conflict, military training during peacetime has environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014507555
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Long-term health effects of Vietnam-Era military service : a quasi-experiment using Australian conscription lotteries
Johnston, David; Shields, Michael; Siminski, Peter - 2015
conscription lotteries for identification. Our primary contribution is the quality and breadth of our health outcomes. We use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487512
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Conscription and military service: do they result in future violent and non-violent incarcerations and recidivism?
Wang, Xintong; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso - 2020
Employing nonparametric bounds, we examine the effect of military service on incarceration outcomes using the Vietnam draft lotteries as a possibly invalid instrumental variable for military service. The draft is allowed to have a direct effect on the outcomes independently of military service,...
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Second-generation immigrants and native attitudes toward immigrants in Europe
Barrera, Oscar; Bensidoun, Isabelle; Edo, Anthony - 2022
This paper investigates the role played by immigrants and their children in shaping native attitudes toward immigrants in the European Union. By exploiting the 2017 Special Eurobarometer on immigrant integration, we show that countries with a relatively high share of immigrants are more likely...
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How civilian attitudes respond to the state's violence: lessons from the Israel-Gaza conflict
Loewenthal, Amit; Miaari, Sami H.; Abrahams, Alexei - 2021
, have inflicted hardship on the civilian population. We combine Palestinian public opinion data, Palestinian labor force … public opinion between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during periods of intense punishment with the gap during periods when …
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Public opinion on education policy in Germany
Lergetporer, Philipp; Werner, Katharina; Woessmann, Ludger - 2017
To better understand the political economy constraints of education policy, we have conducted the annual ifo Education Survey in Germany since 2014. This paper summarizes selected key findings on the German publics' preferences for education policies ranging from early childhood education and...
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Public opinion on immigration in Europe : preference versus salience
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2017
There is growing interest among economists in public opinion towards immigration, something that is often seen as the … of public opinion move differently over time and in response to different macro-level variables. The results suggest that … both dimensions need to be taken into account when assessing the overall climate of public opinion towards immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011671014
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Do laws shape attitudes? : evidence from same-sex relationship recognition policies in Europe
Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Carpenter, Christopher; Haas, Ralph de - 2018
Understanding whether laws shape or simply reflect citizens' attitudes is important but empirically difficult. We provide new evidence on this question by studying the relationship between legal same-sex relationship recognition policies (SSRRPs) and attitudes toward sexual minorities in Europe....
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Did growth and reforms increase citizens' support for the transition?
Golinelli, Roberto; Rovelli, Riccardo - 2011
institutional drivers of the public opinion. Our main findings are: (i) When the economy is growing, on average people appreciate …. -- political economy ; post-communist transition ; economic reforms ; economic performance ; support for reforms ; public opinion …
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