Abstract

The Post-9/11 GI Bill introduces a significant increase in education benefits for veterans serving after 11 Sep 01. Given an increase that nearly doubles previous education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, I investigate educational attainment through a Difference-in-Differences analysis of Current Population Survey data from 1990-2012. I explore how the significant increase in financial assistance effects veteran educational attainment. I find that post-9/11 veterans, on average, experience a slight decrease in years of schooling relative to previous veterans and non-veterans. Specific branch of service cohorts display positive years of schooling relative to the current and previous counterpart factions.

Advisor

Michael, Charalambos

Department

Business Economics

Disciplines

Behavioral Economics | Benefits and Compensation | Economic Theory | Labor Economics | Public Economics

Publication Date

2016

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

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