Essays about: "Conscription With Consequences"

Found 2 essays containing the words Conscription With Consequences.

1. 1. CONSCRIPTION WITH CONSEQUENCES? Exploring the Effects of Military Personnel Supply Method Choice on Civil War Onset

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Victor Hasslöf; [2021]
   Keywords : Civil War; Civil War Onset; Conscription; Military Policy; Voluntary Service; Quantitative; War; Military Personnel; Military Manpower; Military Manpower Studies; Cause Of Civil War; Conflict; Conscription With Consequences; Inbördeskrig; Värnplikt; Orsak; Militärpolicy;

   Abstract : Positing that the characteristics of a state’s military has an effect on civil war outbreak likelihood, this thesis examines a hitherto unexplored relationship —that between military personnel supply method and civil war onset. Based on earlier research on the two phenomena separate from each other, a theory linking conscription to an increased probability of civil war onset compared to voluntary service was developed and an hypothesis derived. READ MORE

3. 2. Cognitive Ability and Portfolio Composition

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Patrik Ivert; Per Sköld; [2009]
   Keywords : Cognitive Ability; Portfolio Composition; Risk Preferences; Risk; Pension;

   Abstract : In this paper we match data on retirement investments from the Swedish Premium Pension Authority to conscription data from the Swedish military and examine the association between cognitive ability and portfolio investment decisions. Consistent with much laboratory evidence, we find that cognitive ability is associated with greater financial risk-taking. READ MORE