Abstract Since Edward Leamer's memorable 1983 paper,“Let's Take the Con out of
Econometrics,” empirical microeconomics has experienced a credibility revolution. While …

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 …

We use the draft lottery to construct instrumental variables (IV) estimates of the impact of
Vietnam-era military service on veterans' Social Security (SSA) earnings through 2007. We …

The veterans disability compensation (VDC) program, which provides a monthly stipend to
disabled veterans, is the third largest American disability insurance program. Since the late …

We estimate the causal effect of mandatory participation in military service on individuals'
subsequent involvement in criminal activities. To identify this causal effect, we exploit the …

We identify the causal effect of compulsory military service on conscripts' subsequent labor-
market outcomes by exploiting the regression-discontinuity design of the military draft in …

This study examines whether draft lottery estimates of the causal effects of Vietnam-era
military service on schooling vary by an individual's genetic propensity toward educational …

To estimate the causal effect of conscription on the probability to obtain a university degree,
we use a regression-discontinuity design associated with the introduction of conscription in …

This paper estimates the causal impact of compulsory military service on men in Germany
using social security and pension administrative data for the cohort of individuals born in the …

This paper quantifies the impact of the Vietnam War on fertility rates in the late 1960s and
early 1970s. For draft-eligible men wishing to avoid military service, the hardship deferment …