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DESCRIPTION:Samuel Bazzi (University of California\, San Diego)\, “The Draf
 ted Nation: Economic and Political Legacies of Conscription”\, Behavior\, 
 Institutions\, and Development Seminar\, June 5\, 2025\, 11:00–12:30\, roo
 m Auditorium 4.\n\nLong central to nation- and state-building\, compulsory
  military service is again in focus amid rising geopolitical tensions\, re
 viving questions about its broader consequences. We construct a novel glob
 al database of conscription reforms spanning 78 countries\, linked to harm
 onized census and survey microdata across six decades. Comparing adjacent 
 birth cohorts who were just drafted versus just exempt\, we find that cons
 cription increases men's educational attainment\, asset ownership\, occupa
 tional status\, and geographic mobility. Skills acquired during service fa
 cilitate these gains. Men's economic returns\, in turn\, extend to women a
 nd children through the marriage market\, leading to intergenerational eff
 ects. Nation-building effects are mixed: conscription fosters patriotism a
 nd interethnic integration\, especially when introduced at independence or
  in diverse societies\, but some countries see increased anti-immigrant se
 ntiment. Economic and political benefits are positively correlated but var
 y systematically with labor-market frictions. Our findings reopen the deba
 te on whether conscription can serve as a tool for inclusive development. 
 \n(with Siddharth George and Kewei Zhang).
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LOCATION:June 5\, 2025\, 11:00–12:30\, room Auditorium 4
SUMMARY:Behavior\, Institutions\, and Development Seminar
URL;TYPE=URI:https://www.tse-fr.eu/seminars/2025-drafted-nation-economic-an
 d-political-legacies-conscription
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