@article{ref1,
title="War versus peace: does military officer quality adjust?",
journal="Applied economics letters",
year="2018",
author="Bacolod, Marigee and Griner, Michael and Seagren, Chad W.",
volume="25",
number="18",
pages="1278-1282",
abstract="In this study, we demonstrate the quantity-quality trade-off between the size of the U.S. military force and the quality of its junior military leaders. We employ a difference-in-differences methodology and compare measures of job performance before and after to show that in periods of military force expansion, the average quality of U.S. Marine officers decline; the converse holds in times of relative peace. This has implications for both military effectiveness and understanding labour market dynamics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1350-4851",
doi="10.1080/13504851.2017.1418067",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2017.1418067"
}