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Uncle Sam Wants You-Sometimes: Military Enlistments and the Youth Labor Market

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  • David T. Ellwood & David A. Wise, 1987. "Uncle Sam Wants You-Sometimes: Military Enlistments and the Youth Labor Market," NBER Chapters, in: Public Sector Payrolls, pages 97-118, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Fisher, Anthony C, 1969. "The Cost of the Draft and the Cost of Ending the Draft," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 59(3), pages 239-254, June.
    2. De Vany, Arthur S & Saving, Thomas R, 1982. "Life-Cycle Job Choice and the Demand and Supply of Entry Level Jobs: Some Evidence from the Air Force," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 64(3), pages 457-465, August.
    3. Ash, J Colin K & Udis, Bernard & McNown, Robert F, 1983. "Enlistments in the All-Volunteer Force: A Military Personnel Supply Model and Its Forecasts," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 73(1), pages 145-155, March.
    4. Brown, Charles, 1985. "Military Enlistments: What Can We Learn from Geographic Variation?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 75(1), pages 228-234, March.
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