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SUMMARY:Development and political economy seminar - Samuel Bazzi
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DESCRIPTION:Long central to state-building and national integration\, compu
 lsory military service is again in focus amid rising geopolitical tensions\
 , reviving questions about its broader consequences. We construct a novel g
 lobal database of conscription reforms\, linked to harmonized census and su
 rvey microdata spanning six decades. Comparing adjacent birth cohorts just 
 drafted versus just exempt\, we find that conscription increases men’s ed
 ucational attainment\, asset ownership\, occupational status\, and geograph
 ic mobility. Skill acquisition during service plays an important role in sh
 aping these gains. Men’s economic returns\, in turn\, extend to women and
  children through the marriage market. Nation-building effects are heteroge
 neous: drafts introduced at independence or in diverse societies foster pat
 riotism and interethnic integration\, while other settings see increased an
 ti-immigrant sentiment. Economic and political benefits are positively corr
 elated but vary systematically with modernization paths and labor-market fr
 ictions. Our findings reopen the debate on whether conscription can serve a
 s a tool for inclusive development.\\n\\nContact: Timothée Demont : timot
 hee.demont[at]univ-amu.frHabiba Djebbari : habiba.djebbari[at]univ-amu.fr\n
 \nPlus d'informations: https://amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/samuel-ba
 zzi
LOCATION:Îlot Bernard du Bois - Salle 13\, AMU - AMSE\, 5-9 boulevard Maur
 ice Bourdet\, 13001 Marseille
URL;VALUE=URI:https://amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/samuel-bazzi
CONTACT:Timothée Demont :&nbsp\;timothee.demont[at]univ-amu.frHabiba Djebb
 ari : habiba.djebbari[at]univ-amu.fr
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