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Why We Fight: Understanding Military Participation Over the Life Cycle (Journal Article)

David R. Mann

Mathematica Policy Research Reports from Mathematica Policy Research

Abstract: This article specifies a dynamic career decision model that includes military service options to understand how human capital, compensation, the business cycle, and combat risk affect the military labor supply.

Keywords: Military Participation; Human Capital; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth; Labor; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
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