Compensating Wounded Warriors An Analysis of Injury, Labor Market Earnings, and Disability Compensation Among Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

This comprehensive, quantitative assessment of how injury sustained by service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan affects their subsequent labor market earnings also explores the extent to which retirement and disability payments compensate for any resulting earnings losses. The analysis contr...

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Main Author: Heaton, Paul (auth)
Other Authors: Loughran, David S. (auth), Miller, Amalia R. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2012
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Summary:This comprehensive, quantitative assessment of how injury sustained by service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan affects their subsequent labor market earnings also explores the extent to which retirement and disability payments compensate for any resulting earnings losses. The analysis controls for a rich array of individual-level characteristics, including labor market outcomes prior to deployment.
ISBN:MG1166OSD
9780833059345
9780833059314
Access:Open Access