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Title: Terrorism and Patriotism: On the Earnings of US Veterans following September 11, 2001

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Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: Using data from the 2000 census and the 2001-08 American Community Surveys, this paper examines the impact of 9/11 on the earnings of US veteran men. Our hypothesis is that the surge in patriotism after 9/11 improved their relative earnings, but this earnings effect was short-lived. In addition, we further consider whether this effect was equally felt across race/ethnicity and along regional dimensions. Consistent with our hypothesis, we find a significant short-term improvement in the relative earnings of US veteran men following 9/11. However, additional analyses suggest that this earnings effect did not evenly occur across demographic and geographic dimensions.

Url: http://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/10.1257/aer.102.3.261

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Authors: Dvila, Alberto; Mora, Marie T.

Periodical (Full): American Economic Review

Issue: 3

Volume: 102

Pages: 261-266

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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