Conscription and the Returns to Education: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity*

被引:5
作者
Mouganie, Pierre [1 ]
机构
[1] Amer Univ Beirut, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon
关键词
Conscription; France; human capital; returns to education; COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE; WORLD-WAR-II; DRAFT; INFERENCE; VETERANS; EARNINGS; OUTCOMES; LESSONS; DESIGNS; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1111/sjoe.12361
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In 1997, the French government put into effect a law that permanently exempted young French men born after 1 January 1979 from mandatory military service. This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to identify the effect of peacetime conscription policies on education and labor market outcomes. Results indicate that conscription eligibility induces a significant increase in years of education but has no effect on employment and wages at the ages of 30-36. Further analysis shows that the interpretation most consistent with findings is that the average marginal return to the additional schooling induced by conscription is low.
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页码:1112 / 1139
页数:28
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