The post-military earnings of female veterans
By: Stephen L. Mehay, Barry T. Hirsch
Contributors: Hirsch, Barry T.; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Administrative Sciences
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Subjects: FEMALES; SALARIES; VETERANS(MILITARY PERSONNEL)
Other titles: NPS-AS-93-019.
Description: The civilian labor market performance of women veterans is examined, using both      traditional data sets and a special survey of reservists that facilitates control for selection      by the military and enlistees. Evidence from all data sets indicates that female veterans      possess a higher level of measured earnings endowments than do nonveterans.      Moreover, evidence from the reservist survey supports the hypothesis that unobserved      ability and preferences toward the military are positively correlated with measured      endowments. Absent control for unmeasured quality and preferences, the observed wage      advantage of female veterans is accounted for entirely by differences in measured      characteristics. Following their control, a wage disadvantage is found for female veterans,      relative to their nonveteran counterparts. An exception is among nonwhite female      veterans, who realize wage rates similar to nonveterans. The low returns to military      service for women may result from the narrow opportunities for skill enhancement given      women within the military, and an inability to transfer these skills to the civilian sector      owing to the specificity of the training or occupational barriers facing civilian women.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-AS-93-019."

"September 1993."

AD A272 442.

Includes bibliographical references.

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