Effects of work-related absences on families: evidence from the Gulf War.
The Gulf War provides an opportunity to estimate the effect of work-related separations on military families. Using data from the 1992 Survey of Officers and Enlisted Personnel, the authors estimate the effect of Gulf War deployment on divorce rates, spousal employment, and children's disability rat...
| Published in: | Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 41 - 59 |
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Cornell University
October 2000
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