Military Size and its Effects on Income Distribution in the United States

William R. DiPietro (), Emmanuel Anoruo and Bansi Sawhney
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William R. DiPietro: Daemen College, Amherst, New York, USA, Postal: 4380 Main Street , Amherst, New York 14226, USA,, http://www.daemen.edu/

Economia Internazionale / International Economics, 2007, vol. 60, issue 2, 139-156

Abstract: Identifying determinants of income distribution is in itself of significant importance as well as being a necessary precondition for appropriate policy design. The United States is the strongest military power in the world and one of the world’s biggest arms merchants. Given the overwhelming military involvement and influence of the United States around the world, an important question is whether and, if so, how the US military affects US income distribution. Combining data from several unique data sets, this paper, using annual time series data, empirically investigates the potential relationship between two military policy variables, military expenditure and the number of military personnel, on the distribution of income in the United States.

Keywords: distribution; military size; Gini coefficient; military expenditures; military personnel and inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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