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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Heaton, Paul, 1978- (-)
Otros Autores: Loughran, David S., 1969-, Miller, Amalia R.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND 2012.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427806806719
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Prefece; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO Data; The Sample; Demographic Covariates and Spouses; Injury Categories; Labor Market Earnings; Disability Compensation; DoD Disability Retired Pay; VA Disability Benefits; Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay and Combat-Related Special Compensation; Traumatic Injury Protection Under Service Members' Group Life Insurance; Social Security Disability Insurance; Tax Advantage; Summary
  • CHAPTER THREE Descriptive Statistics on Injury, Earnings, and Disability CompensationInjury; Pre-Deployment Labor Market Earnings; Disability Compensation; CHAPTER FOUR Empirical Model; CHAPTER FIVE The Effect of Injury on Earnings and Other Labor Market Outcomes; Household Labor Market Earnings; Service Member and Spousal Earnings; Civilian and Military Earnings; Military Separation Rates; Service Member and Spousal Labor Force Participation; Summary; CHAPTER SIX The Effect of Injury on Household Income Including Disability Compensation; Effect of Injury on Household Income
  • Estimated Replacement RatesCHAPTER SEVEN Discussion; APPENDIXES; A. Specification Checks; B. Distribution of Estimated Replacement Rates; References