Although research has examined the benefits of military service and the impact of military
executives on business operations, the relationship between military service and …

I study identity-marker based policies and demonstrate the existence of identity
manipulation. I analyze the impact of the Punjab Alienation of Land Act (1901), a caste …

By using data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey from 2002 to 2014,
this paper investigates the impact of long-term military service on the life satisfaction of …

How do foreign powers disengage from a conflict? We study this issue by examining the
recent, large-scale security transition from international troops to local forces in the ongoing …

This paper develops a model to illustrate how human capital investments made by the
defense sector impact economic performance. Emphasizing the on-the-job accumulation of …

The 1918 influenza epidemic struck India when the subcontinent was mired in its long-term
Malthusian equilibrium of low population growth and stable per-capita consumption. Its …

This paper empirically examines the impact of religious shrines on development. Compiling
a unique database covering the universe of shrines across Pakistani Punjab, we explore …

This paper studies the returns to military service in off-farm wage employment and the
implications of military service on the rural-urban transition in rural China. We exploit …

Millions of young people worldwide are subject to military conscription. While the effects of
conscription on educational attainment have been widely studied, little is known about …

The 1918 influenza epidemic struck India when the subcontinent was mired in its long-term
Malthusian equilibrium of low population growth and stable per-capita consumption. Its …