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Why is the Military Draft Common? Conscription and Increasing Returns
Ng, Yew-Kwang - In: Annals of Economics and Finance 9 (2008) 2, pp. 373-384
It is well-known that if the required number of military personnel is large, paying the soldiers their hire may involve very high taxes. While conscription involves the inefficiency and unfairness of violating free choice, it may save significant distortionary costs of taxation. It is not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207397
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University Affiliated Research Centers : Evasive entrepreneurship within the DOD
Reilly, Chandler - 2022
Purpose—The DOD has long partnered with universities and other nonprofit organizations to perform early-stage, military-related research using research centers established under long-term contracts known as Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). Over the last 25 years,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014243937
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The regional economic effects of military base realignments and closures in Germany
Paloyo, Alfredo; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - 2010
, unemployment, and crime rates within a specified buffer zone around each base. The analysis covers 129 communities for the period … indication of how quickly a local economy can adjust to an exogenous reduction in demand. The data on crime were obtained from … the Criminal Statistics of the German Police. Other socioeconomic variables are drawn from the federal and state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332503
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The Regional Economic Effects of Military Base Realignments and Closures in Germany
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - 2010
Within the context of the current political discussion over base realignments and closures (BRACs) in Germany, this study provides policy guidance by examining the economic consequences to the surrounding community. We identify the causal effect of a reduction in military personnel on a number...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269995
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Local Determinants of Crime: Do Military Bases Matter?
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - 2010
total crime and four other subcategories: breaking and entering, automobile-related crime, violent crime, and drug …-related crime. The estimates indicate that there is no eff ect of BRACs on criminal activity surrounding the base. We also confi rm … existing fi ndings in the literature on the determinants of crime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273595
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The regional economic effects of military base realignments and closures in Germany
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - 2010
Within the context of the current political discussion over base realignments and closures (BRACs) in Germany, this study provides policy guidance by examining the economic consequences to the surrounding community. We identify the causal effect of a reduction in military personnel on a number...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003954034
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The Regional Economic Effects of Military Base Realignments and Closures in Germany
Paloyo, Alfredo R. - 2010
Within the context of the current political discussion over base realignments and closures (BRACs) in Germany, this study provides policy guidance by examining the economic consequences to the surrounding community. We identify the causal effect of a reduction in military personnel on a number...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144586
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The regional economic effects of military base realignments and closures in Germany
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - 2010 - Draft
, unemployment, and crime rates within a specified buffer zone around each base. The analysis covers 129 communities for the period … indication of how quickly a local economy can adjust to an exogenous reduction in demand. The data on crime were obtained from … the Criminal Statistics of the German Police. Other socioeconomic variables are drawn from the federal and state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011575540
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Local Determinants of Crime: Do Military Bases Matter?
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2010
total crime and four other subcategories: breaking and entering, automobile-related crime, violent crime, and drug …-related crime. The estimates indicate that there is no effect of BRACs on criminal activity surrounding the base. We also confirm … existing findings in the literature on the determinants of crime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008691991
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The Regional Economic Effects of Military Base Realignments and Closures in Germany
Paloyo, Alfredo R.; Vance, Colin; Vorell, Matthias - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2010
Within the context of the current political discussion over base realignments and closures (BRACs) in Germany, this study provides policy guidance by examining the economic consequences to the surrounding community. We identify the causal effect of a reduction in military personnel on a number...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008580013