Sir! I’d Rather Go to School, Sir!

Mahdi Majbouri ()

No 1244, Working Papers from Economic Research Forum

Abstract: Conscription is a popular method of army recruitment for governments of developing countries that are particularly prone to conflict. This study examines the largely under-researched issues of military service by looking at an unintended consequence of a military service exemption policy and answering a principal question: is there a fear of conscription among the youth? It uses a discontinuity in the military service law in an under-studied country, Iran, and offers causal evidence that fear of conscription entices young men to go to college by 13 percentage points (20%) more. This exogenous increase in college attendance has no impact on labor market outcomes. This further strengthens the argument that it was the fear of conscription motivating demand for attending college.

Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2018-10-21, Revised 2018-10-21
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