Filipe Campante (Harvard) will present:
"The Intergenerational Transmission of War"
at 3pm on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in 310 Silsby
***THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL SLOTS AVAILABLE***
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a1mSqilB8zjKoPkw63Wp3Moc9rFbnyl-J6VLmFVv76g/edit?usp=sharing
Abstract
Does war service by one generation affect service by the next generation in later wars? Using data from major U.S. 20th-century wars, we exploit that closeness to age 21 at a time of war is a key determinant of the likelihood of participation. We find that
a generation's war service experience positively affects service by the next generation, with each war having substantially impacted those that followed. The evidence is consistent with cultural transmission, and indicates that a history of wars can help overcome
the collective action problem of getting citizens to volunteer for war service.