How Do Earnings Change When Reservists are Activated? A Reconciliation of Estimates Derived from Survey and Administrative Data

Abstract

This report was produced as part of the RAND project "Activation and the Earnings of Reservists." In related projects, RAND research has shown that, on average, reservists experience large earnings gains while they are activated. These results stand in contrast to estimates derived from the 2004 and 2005 Status of Forces Survey of Reserve Component Members (SOFS-R), which suggest that, on average, reservists suffer large earnings losses while they are activated. This report explores why administrative and SOFS-R data sources produce such divergent estimates of the effect of activation on the earnings of reservists and will be of interest to manpower analysts, survey methodologists, and anyone concerned with the effect of activation on reservists' financial well-being.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA501294

Entities

People

  • David S. Loughran
  • Francisco Martorell
  • Jacob Alex Lex Klerman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Statistics
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense