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| Title: | | The political economy of conscription  |
| Authors: | | Poutvaara, Panu Wagener, Andreas |
| Issue Date: | | 2009 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA Discussion Papers 4429 |
| Abstract: | | Though in decline recently, military conscription is still a widely used mode of staffing armies. Since not many valid economic, social or military arguments in favor of the draft can be put forward, the question emerges why societies choose to rely on it. In this survey we explain the political allure of military conscription by its specific intra- and intergenerational incidence as a tax. From a public choice perspective, there is always a vast majority of people in favor of the introduction and maintenance of military draft, as compared to a professional army. Empirical evidence for this conclusion appears to be mixed, however. Political preferences with respect to conscription involve concerns about its unfairness and questionable record on social accounts. Special interests may also matter. |
| Subjects: | | Military draft public choice taxation dynamic costs fairness |
| JEL: | | H56 D72 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-200910141090 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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