Journal of Defense Management
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0374
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2167-0374
+44 1478 350008
Marigee Bacolod
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey, CA 93943
Tanzania
Research Article
When Germany Ended Conscription, and an Era: Effects on Composition and Quality of its Military
Author(s): Marigee Bacolod and Stefan KoenigsmarkMarigee Bacolod and Stefan Koenigsmark
On July 1, 2011 Germany formally suspended the draft that had been in place since 1957. This study examines data from the German Micro Census and the German General Social Surveys to estimate the causal effects of the switch to an All-Volunteer Force (AVF) on the quantity and quality of military recruits, as well as perceived demand for defense. Using a difference-indifferences empirical strategy, the paper finds that while the perceived importance of national defense dropped, the average quality of German military recruits increased with the switch to an AVF. Implications for policy are then considered... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0374.19.165