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American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

Terrorism and Patriotism: On the Earnings of US Veterans following September 11, 2001

  • Alberto Dávila
  • Marie T. Mora
American Economic Review
vol. 102, no. 3, May 2012
(pp. 261–66)
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Abstract

Using data from the 2000 census and the 2001-08 American Community Surveys, this paper examines the impact of 9/11 on the earnings of US veteran men. Our hypothesis is that the surge in patriotism after 9/11 improved their relative earnings, but this earnings effect was short-lived. In addition, we further consider whether this effect was equally felt across race/ethnicity and along regional dimensions. Consistent with our hypothesis, we find a significant short-term improvement in the relative earnings of US veteran men following 9/11. However, additional analyses suggest that this earnings effect did not evenly occur across demographic and geographic dimensions.

Citation

Dávila, Alberto, and Marie T. Mora. 2012. "Terrorism and Patriotism: On the Earnings of US Veterans following September 11, 2001." American Economic Review, 102 (3): 261–66. DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.261

JEL Classification

  • H56 National Security and War
  • J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
  • J45 Public Sector Labor Markets