Who bears the cost of Russia's military draft? / Michael Lokshin, Ruslan Yemtsov.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Lokshin, Michael.

Contributor:

World Bank.

Yemtsov, Ruslan

Series:

Policy research working papers ; 3547.

World Bank e-Library.

Policy research working paper ; 3547

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Draft--Russia (Federation)--Economic aspects.

Draft.

Poor--Russia (Federation).

Poor.

Other Title:

Policy research working paper vol. 3547

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2005]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"The authors use data from a large nationally representative survey in Russia to analyze the distributional and welfare implications of draft avoidance as a common response to Russia's highly unpopular conscription system. They develop a simple theoretical model that describes household compliance decisions with respect to enlistment. The authors use several econometric techniques to estimate the effect of various household characteristics on the probability of serving in the army and the implications for household income. Their results indicate that the burden of conscription falls disproportionately on the poor. Poor, rural households, with a low level of education, are more likely to have sons who are enlisted than urban, wealthy, and better-educated families. The losses incurred by the poor are disproportionately large and exceed the statutory rates of personal income taxes. "--World Bank web site.

Notes:

Title from PDF file as viewed on 4/12/2005.

Includes bibliographical references.

Publisher Number:

10.1596/1813-9450-3547