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Un-Fortunate Sons: Effects of the Vietnam Draft Lottery on the Next Generation's Labor Market

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  • Sarena Goodman
  • Adam Isen

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We examine whether the considerable shock generated by the Vietnam draft lottery affected the next generation's labor market. Using the universe of US federal tax returns, we link fathers from draft cohorts to their sons' adult outcomes and find that sons of fathers randomly called by the draft have lower earnings and are more likely to volunteer for military service. Our results demonstrate that malleable aspects of a parent's life course can influence children's labor market outcomes and provide sound evidence that policies that only directly alter the circumstances of one generation can have important long-run effects on the next.

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  • Sarena Goodman & Adam Isen, 2020. "Un-Fortunate Sons: Effects of the Vietnam Draft Lottery on the Next Generation's Labor Market," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 12(1), pages 182-209, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejapp:v:12:y:2020:i:1:p:182-209
    DOI: 10.1257/app.20170482
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    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets

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