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Why Is veteran unemployment so high?

Summary: Between 2000 and 2011, younger veterans were more likely to be unemployed than younger non-veterans. This difference falls rapidly with age and time. The evidence supports the hypothesis that veteran unemployment reflects engagement in job search. There is little evidence that veterans are disadvantaged in the labor market. Limiting benefits to veterans might reduce the length of unemployment spells, but the budgetary effect is unclear.

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  • ISBN: 0833085336
  • ISBN: 9780833085337
  • ISBN: 0833085344
  • ISBN: 9780833085344
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (44 pages)
    remote
    electronic resource
  • Publisher: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation, [2014]

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General Note:
Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One; Introduction; Chapter two; The Facts About Veteran Unemployment; Comparisons of Veteran and Non-Veteran Unemployment in the CPS; Comparing CPS- and ACS-Based Estimates of Unemployment Differences; Labor Force Participation; The Effect of Time Since Separation; Chapter Three; Five Hypotheses for High Veteran Unemployment; Poor Health; Selection; Skills Mismatch; Employer Discrimination; Job Search; Chapter Four; Can Veteran Job Search Be Shortened?; Bibliography.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from PDF title page (RAND, viewed on October 29, 2014).
Subject: Veterans -- Employment
Veterans
Veterans -- Employment -- United States
Veterans -- Employment -- United States
Youth -- Employment -- United States
Veterans
Unemployed -- United States
Youth -- Employment
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations
LAW -- Labor & Employment
Veterans -- Employment
Veterans
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor
United States
Multi-User
Genre: Electronic books.

Summary: Between 2000 and 2011, younger veterans were more likely to be unemployed than younger non-veterans. This difference falls rapidly with age and time. The evidence supports the hypothesis that veteran unemployment reflects engagement in job search. There is little evidence that veterans are disadvantaged in the labor market. Limiting benefits to veterans might reduce the length of unemployment spells, but the budgetary effect is unclear.

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