Having a military that is representative of the population is a stated social goal by policy makers. Since the armed …, and contrary to popular perception, those who joined the military had higher than median family income and wealth. The … lowest and highest parental income categories are both underrepresented in the military. Those who joined were more likely to …

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 1920s served in the military during WW2. Almost none of those born in …

directly. We focus on civilian regimes and find that war decreases the payoff to the military from both forms of involvement … involved in policy-making, potentially having a large impact on economic outcomes. This paper examines the role of the military … in setting policy. For this purpose it develops one of the first models of the military, where its political involvement …