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An Evaluation of the Opportunity Cost and Inservice Training and Earnings of the Modern Military on Young Male Enlistees Ph.D. Dissertation, Brandeis University, 1988 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): All-Volunteer Force (AVF); Earnings; Military Enlistment; Military Service; Military Training; Racial Differences; Residence; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Underemployment; Veterans Youth often perceive enlistment in the armed forces as an opportunity to learn something useful while in the service and improve their lives when they leave the service. The attraction of these economic opportunities is the central theme the All Volunteer Force. The aim of this study has been to ascertain the opportunity cost of choosing military experience and to describe training, employment and earnings during the in-service period. The study examines the question of investment in human capital using data from the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) 1979 youth sample. Results show minorities disproportionately choose to enter the Army where shorter training in soft occupational areas predominate. Analysis of annual earnings explains 64% of the variation between youth in the military and their civilian counterparts. Youth in the military experience a positive current earnings difference compared to their civilian counterparts. Unlike the civilian earnings distribution, youth in the military showed no significant difference in earnings by race/ethnicity. Contrary to prior studies that viewed military service as an economic handicap, the results of this study provide evidence that military service appears to be a good economic investment in human capital. |
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Lanigan, John Joseph, Jr. An Evaluation of the Opportunity Cost and Inservice Training and Earnings of the Modern Military on Young Male Enlistees. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brandeis University, 1988. |