The Effects of Reserve Component Mobilizations on Civilian Employers

Abstract

This paper uses survey data to determine what costs are imposed upon civilian employers when their military reservist employees are called up for active duty. We find that many employers have no costs and that costs are generally modest. However, a small number of employers have very high costs. Small businesses and first-responder agencies were most likely to have high costs. We consider the options for policies to compensate these employers and conclude that a program of grants targeted at the most severely affected employers would be the best option.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA635009

Entities

People

  • Colin Doyle
  • Eleanor Schwartz
  • Natalie Bragg
  • Neil Singer

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Impact
  • Employment
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Training
  • National Guard
  • Public Policy
  • Small Business
  • Training

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.