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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Conscription and Crime: Evidence from the Argentine Draft Lottery
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| Autores: |
Galiani, Sebastian
Rossi, Martin A.
Schargrodsky, Ernesto
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| Data: |
2010-06-11
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| Ano: |
2010
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| Palavras-chave: |
Military Service
Violent behavior
Crime
Labor and Human Capital
K42
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| Resumo: |
We estimate the causal effect of mandatory participation in the military service on the involvement in criminal activities. We exploit the random assignment of young men to military service in Argentina through a draft lottery to identify this causal effect. Using a unique set of administrative data that includes draft eligibility, participation in the military service, and criminal records, we find that participation in the military service increases the likelihood of developing a criminal record in adulthood. The effects are not only significant for the cohorts that performed military service during war times, but also for those that provided service at peace times. We also find that military service has detrimental effects on future performance in the labor market.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/90907
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| Relação: |
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)>Global Challenges Papers
GC
55.2010
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| Formato: |
42
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