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dc.contributor.authorKeller, Katarinaen
dc.contributor.authorPoutvaara, Panuen
dc.contributor.authorWagener, Andreasen
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-12-
dc.date.accessioned2010-07-07T12:06:47Z-
dc.date.available2010-07-07T12:06:47Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/36202-
dc.description.abstractUsing data from 1960-2000 for OECD countries, we analyze the impact of compulsory military service on the demand for higher education, measured by students enrolled in tertiary education as a share of the working-age population. Based on a theoretical model, we hypothesize that military draft has a negative effect on education. Empirically, we confirm this for the existence of conscription, albeit usually at low statistical significance. However, the intensity of its enforcement, measured by the share of the labor force conscripted by the military and the duration of service, significantly reduces enrollment in higher education.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x4399en
dc.subject.jelH56en
dc.subject.jelI20en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordConscriptionen
dc.subject.keywordhuman capitalen
dc.subject.stwWehrdiensten
dc.subject.stwHumankapitalen
dc.subject.stwStudiumen
dc.subject.stwOECD-Staatenen
dc.titleDoes military draft discourage enrollment in higher education? Evidence from OECD countries-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn612771458en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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