Military Service and Skill Acquisition: Evidence from a Draft Lottery

IF 1.6 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Capital Pub Date : 2022-03-22 DOI:10.1086/719950

P. Bingley, S. V. Lyk-Jensen, A. Rosdahl

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Millions of young people worldwide are subject to military conscription. While the effects of conscription on educational attainment have been widely studied, little is known about effects on skills. To estimate military service effects on skills, we use the Danish draft lottery and skills measures from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. While service is associated with relatively poor skills, we find positive causal effects on numeracy and literacy measured 10 years after service. Service effects are largest for men with low scores in Armed Forces Qualification Tests, who are more likely to complete vocational training after service.

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兵役和技能获得:来自抽签的证据

全世界数以百万计的年轻人必须服兵役。虽然征兵对受教育程度的影响已经被广泛研究，但对技能的影响却知之甚少。为了估计兵役对技能的影响，我们使用了丹麦的抽签草案和来自国际成人能力评估计划的技能措施。虽然服务与相对较差的技能有关，但我们发现服务10年后对计算能力和读写能力产生了积极的因果影响。服役影响对在武装部队资格考试中得分较低的男性最大，他们更有可能在服役后完成职业培训。

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Journal of Human Capital ECONOMICS-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Human Capital is dedicated to human capital and its expanding economic and social roles in the knowledge economy. Developed in response to the central role human capital plays in determining the production, allocation, and distribution of economic resources and in supporting long-term economic growth, JHC is a forum for theoretical and empirical work on human capital—broadly defined to include education, health, entrepreneurship, and intellectual and social capital—and related public policy analyses. JHC encompasses microeconomic, macroeconomic, and international economic perspectives on the theme of human capital. The journal offers a platform for discussion of topics ranging from education, labor, health, and family economics.