Does a military draft discourage enrollment in higher education?

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Authors

  • Katarina Keller
  • Panu Poutvaara
  • Andreas Wagener

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  • Susquehanna University
  • University of Helsinki
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)97-120
Number of pages24
JournalFINANZARCHIV
Volume66
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010

Abstract

Using data from 1960 to 2000 for OECD countries, we analyze the effect of compulsory military service on the demand for higher education, measured by the fraction of the working-age population enrolled in tertiary education. Based on a theoretical model, we hypothesize that a military draft has a negative effect on education. Empirically, we confirm this for the mere existence of conscription, albeit usually at low statistical significance. However, increasing 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.

Keywords

    Conscription, Human capital

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
  • Finance

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Does a military draft discourage enrollment in higher education? / Keller, Katarina; Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas.
In: FINANZARCHIV, Vol. 66, No. 2, 06.2010, p. 97-120.

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Keller, K, Poutvaara, P & Wagener, A 2010, 'Does a military draft discourage enrollment in higher education?', FINANZARCHIV, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 97-120. https://doi.org/10.1628/001522110X524160
Keller K, Poutvaara P, Wagener A. Does a military draft discourage enrollment in higher education? FINANZARCHIV. 2010 Jun;66(2):97-120. doi: 10.1628/001522110X524160
Keller, Katarina ; Poutvaara, Panu ; Wagener, Andreas. / Does a military draft discourage enrollment in higher education?. In: FINANZARCHIV. 2010 ; Vol. 66, No. 2. pp. 97-120.
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