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Marching across Generations? Education Benefits and Intrahousehold Decision-Making

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  • Benjamin L. Castleman
  • Francis X. Murphy
  • William L. Skimmyhorn

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We investigate how families resolve an important intrafamily household allocation problem—investing in their children’s postsecondary education—in the context of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This legislation allowed service members to transfer education benefits to a family member in exchange for additional military service. Descriptive analysis reveals clear socioeconomic differences in patterns of transfer: utilization rates are highest among senior service members, who are better educated and earn higher wages, and are lowest among less educated, lower-wage junior soldiers. This pattern of use suggests that the transfer provision may have limited impact on intergenerational mobility for service members of low socioeconomic status.

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  • Benjamin L. Castleman & Francis X. Murphy & William L. Skimmyhorn, 2019. "Marching across Generations? Education Benefits and Intrahousehold Decision-Making," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 13(3), pages 410-433.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jhucap:doi:10.1086/704321
    DOI: 10.1086/704321
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    1. Castleman, Benjamin L. & Murphy, Francis X. & Patterson, Richard & Skimmyhorn, William L., 2019. "Active Choice Framing and Intergenerational Education Benefits: Evidence from the Field," IZA Discussion Papers 12523, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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