The Impact of Mandatory Military Service. Evidence from Spain
Journal: e-Archivo (Carlos III University of Madrid)
Year: 2019

Using Spanish administrative records, I study the impact of Military Service (MS) on&#13;\nseveral labor outcomes for men born between the years 1968 and 1973. To address a concern&#13;\nof endogeneity in MS, a national lottery is used as a source of variation. The results reveal,&#13;\ndifferently from OLS or Fixed Effects estimates of the impact of MS, that an allocation out&#13;\nof service through the lottery is associated with significant benefits. Firstly, being spared&#13;\nfrom service i