scholarly journals DRAWN INTO VIOLENCE: EVIDENCE ON “WHAT MAKES A CRIMINAL” FROM THE VIETNAM DRAFT LOTTERIES

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON M. LINDO ◽  
CHARLES STOECKER
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam Draft

Remembering the Vietnam Draft

Society ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-128
Author(s):  
William Casement
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam Draft

scholarly journals Birth Rates and the Vietnam Draft

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 566-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne P Bitler ◽  
Lucie Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Marriage Markets ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Vietnam Era ◽  
Post War ◽  
Vietnam Draft ◽  
Robust Evidence ◽  
Over Time

The Vietnam conflict was the defining event for a generation, with nearly 8 million Americans serving in the armed forces. A large literature in economics has focused on effects of Vietnam-Era service post-war, while little research looks at contemporaneous effects of the mobilization, despite the potential for this mobilization to change marriage markets for particular cohorts. We use exogenous variation across states and over time in men drafted per 100 men 19-25 to look at the effects of the wartime mobilization on birth rates. We find robust evidence that higher rates of inducted men led to significantly lower birth rates.

First Person: Reporting for duty

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-59
Author(s):  
Kim Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Urban School ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Person ◽  
Vietnam Draft

Kim Marshall had not planned to become a teacher, but the specter of the Vietnam draft led him to seek a deferment by teaching in an urban school. He had no idea at the time that he was beginning a lifelong career. Here, he reflects on his struggle to manage his classroom and teach effectively that first year and the wake-up call that pushed him to improve for the sake of his students.

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