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Title: Overseas Deployment, Combat Exposure, and Well-Being in the 2010 National Survey of Veterans

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: Recent engagements in Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan (OEF) raise questions about impacts on service members of overseas deployment. The 2010 National Survey of Veterans asked a broad cross section of veterans about deployment to OEF/OIF and combat exposure. Analysis of these data suggests that impacts of deployment and combat on the current socioeconomic well-being of OEF/OIF veterans may be small, but combat appears to reduce self-reported health and other nonpecuniary indicators. Among older cohorts, with clearer sorting into treatment and control groups, patterns are similar, consistent with a system that compensates for lost earnings but not necessarily other trauma.

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Authors: Edwards, Ryan D

Periodical (Full): Journal of Human Capital

Issue: 1

Volume: 9

Pages: 64-93

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Other

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