Veteran Status and Civilian Earnings
ResearchPublished 1980
This research is concerned with the causes of civilian earnings differences between veterans and men with no military service experience. Controlling for such background characteristics as years of schooling, age, and residential location, veterans receive higher market wages, on average, than do men who have never served in the military. The research presented in this report is an analysis of the causes of this "veteran premium," and specifically, an assessment of the fraction of that premium related directly to military service and the fraction due to factors that are correlated with, but not causally related to, service in the military.
Document Details
- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web Only
- Year: 1980
- Pages: 50
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: R-1929-ARPA
Citation
RAND Style Manual
De Tray, Dennis N., Veteran Status and Civilian Earnings, RAND Corporation, R-1929-ARPA, 1980. As of July 11, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R1929.html
Chicago Manual of Style
De Tray, Dennis N., Veteran Status and Civilian Earnings. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1980. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R1929.html.
This publication is part of the RAND report series. The report series, a product of RAND from 1948 to 1993, represented the principal publication documenting and transmitting RAND's major research findings and final research.
This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.