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dc.contributor.authorPoutvaara, Panuen
dc.contributor.authorWagener, Andreasen
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-02-
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-14T08:23:07Z-
dc.date.available2010-05-14T08:23:07Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/30603-
dc.description.abstractThough 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.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x2821en
dc.subject.jelH56en
dc.subject.jelD72en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordmilitary draften
dc.subject.keywordpublic choiceen
dc.subject.keywordtaxationen
dc.subject.keyworddynamic costsen
dc.subject.keywordfairnessen
dc.subject.stwWehrdiensten
dc.subject.stwVerteidigungshaushalten
dc.subject.stwPublic Choiceen
dc.subject.stwExcess Burdenen
dc.subject.stwGerechtigkeiten
dc.titleThe political economy of conscription-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn611988259en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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