Bauer, Thomas K.; Bender, Stefan; Paloyo, Alfredo R.; … - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2009
"We identify the causal effect of compulsory military service on conscripts' subsequent labour-market outcomes by exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in Germany during the 1950s. Unbiased estimates of military service on lifetime earnings, wages, and employment...
