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Military Size and its Effects on Income Distribution in the United States

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Identifying determinants of income distribution is in itself of significant importance as well as being a necessary precondition for appropriate policy design. The United States is the strongest military power in the world and one of the world’s biggest arms merchants. Given the overwhelming military involvement and influence of the United States around the world, an important question is whether and, if so, how the US military affects US income distribution. Combining data from several unique data sets, this paper, using annual time series data, empirically investigates the potential relationship between two military policy variables, military expenditure and the number of military personnel, on the distribution of income in the United States.

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  • DiPietro, William R. & Anoruo, Emmanuel Anoruo & Sawhney, Bansi, 2007. "Military Size and its Effects on Income Distribution in the United States," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 60(2), pages 139-156.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:0059
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    Keywords

    distribution; military size; Gini coefficient; military expenditures; military personnel and inequality;
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    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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