Veteran Status and Civilian Earnings

Abstract

This research is concerned with the causes of civilian earnings differences between veterans and men with no military service experience. Controlling for such background characteristics as years of schooling, age, and residential locations, veterans receive higher market wages, on average, than do men who have never served in the military. The research presented in this report is an analysis of the causes of this 'veteran premium,' and specifically, an assessment of the fraction of that premium related directly to military service and the fraction due to factors that are correlated with, but not causally related to, service in the military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA083435

Entities

People

  • Dennis N. De Tray

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Distribution
  • Age Groups
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Economic Analysis
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Investments
  • Job Training
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Training
  • Money
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training
  • United States

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