operational preparedness and combat capability. The imperative of a military loyal to the Communist Party dominates China …

framework for analyzing modern combat scenarios involving long-range weapons. To extend this framework, we incorporate the Bass …

operational preparedness and combat capability. The imperative of a military loyal to the Communist Party dominates China …

, including historically male-only combat occupations. We exploit the staggered integration of women into combat units to estimate …

loyalty to the leader) and combat experience (as a proxy for competence) when promoting military officers. Second, personal … ties are particularly relevant during periods of domestic threat. Third, combat experience only matters during periods of …