Replication data for: Schooling and the Vietnam-Era GI Bill: Evidence from the Draft Lottery

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Project Citation:

Angrist, Joshua D., and Chen, Stacey H. Replication data for: Schooling and the Vietnam-Era GI Bill: Evidence from the Draft Lottery. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113788V1

Project Description

Summary: Draft-lottery estimates of the causal effects of Vietnam-era military service using 2000 census data show marked schooling gains for veterans. We argue that these gains can be attributed to Vietnam veterans' use of the GI Bill rather than draft avoidance behavior. At the same time, draft lottery estimates of the earnings consequences of Vietnam-era service are close to zero in 2000. The earnings and schooling results can be reconciled by a flattening of the age-earnings profile in middle age and a modest economic return to the schooling subsidized by the GI Bill. Other long-run consequences of Vietnam-era service include increases in migration and public sector employment. (JEL H52, I22, I23, J24, J31, J45)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
      I22 Educational Finance; Financial Aid
      I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      J45 Public Sector Labor Markets

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