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dc.contributor.authorRotte, Ralphen
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Christoph M.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:22:30Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:22:30Z-
dc.date.issued2002-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/21449-
dc.description.abstractUsing a data set of historical battles from 1600 to 1973, this paper analyzes the empirical determinants of tactical success in modern war. Based on a reduced form approach we consider key elements of military theory as factors in the production of combat success, formalized in a military production function. The paper focuses on the relationship of material and non-material factors to battlefield success, and especially on the role of superior forcestrengths. Contrary to the emphasis on technology which can be found in the recent literature, our estimation results indicate that numerical superiority has retained its crucial role for battlefield performance throughout history. In general, human elements of warfare, like leadership, morale and surprise, have continued to be important determinants of battle outcome despite technological progress in weapons.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x491en
dc.subject.jelD29en
dc.subject.jelO39en
dc.subject.jelN40en
dc.subject.jelC25en
dc.subject.jelH56en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordbattlefield successen
dc.subject.keywordnumerical superiorityen
dc.subject.keywordleadershipen
dc.subject.keywordtechnical progressen
dc.subject.keywordmilitary technologyen
dc.subject.keywordmilitary production functionen
dc.subject.stwKriegen
dc.subject.stwVerteidigungsökonomiken
dc.subject.stwErfolgsfaktoren
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.titleOn the Production of Victory: Empirical Determinants of Battlefield Success in Modern War-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn845559389en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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