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The Effect of Potential Activations on the Employment of Military Reservists: Evidence from a Field Experiment

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U.S. military reservists are primarily employed in the civilian labor market. During periods of military conflict, such as the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the government may call reservists to full-time military service, requiring reservists to leave their civilian jobs. Federal law requires employers to rehire reservists once their full-time military service ends and also prohibits employers from discriminating against reservists because of their military membership. This article uses a résumé study to examine how the labor market protections provided to reservists and the potential labor market absences affect the employment outcomes of reservists. The results suggest that current membership in the Reserves, as compared to previous membership, reduces the probability of receiving a request for a job interview by 10.7%.

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  • Theodore F. Figinski, 2017. "The Effect of Potential Activations on the Employment of Military Reservists: Evidence from a Field Experiment," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 70(4), pages 1037-1056, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:70:y:2017:i:4:p:1037-1056
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    Cited by:

    1. Gaddis, S. Michael, 2018. "An Introduction to Audit Studies in the Social Sciences," SocArXiv e5hfc, Center for Open Science.
    2. David Neumark, 2018. "Experimental Research on Labor Market Discrimination," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 56(3), pages 799-866, September.
    3. Svajone Bekesiene & Rosita Kanapeckaitė & Rasa Smaliukienė & Olga Navickienė & Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė & Ramutė Vaičaitienė, 2022. "Sustainable Reservists’ Services: The Effect of Resilience on the Intention to Remain in the Active Military Reserve Using a Parallel Mediating Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-19, September.

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