Why is the Military Draft Common? Conscription and Increasing Returns
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Conscription; Draft; Increasing returns; Efficiency; Equity; Fairness;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
- H80 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - General
- H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
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