Returns to military service in off-farm wage employment: Evidence from rural China

Hou, Benyufang; Liu, Hong; Wang, Sophie Xuefei

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2019.101361

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“…In addition, we found that the estimates of military service are positive and significant in Columns (3) and (4) of Table 4, suggesting that military service increased individual and household income for older adults. These finding are consistent with previous findings based on Chinese young samples (Hou et al, 2020;Zhang, 2015).…”

Section: Mechanisms Of Health Outcomessupporting

confidence: 94%

“…The mechanism analysis enriched previous related studies (e.g., Landes et al, 2017;McKinney et al, 1997;Williamson et al, 2019). Moreover, the results support the finding that military service promoted human capital (e.g., Eynde, 2015;Hou et al, 2020;Lindqvist & Vestman, 2011;MacLean, 2017), while we found that some social security measures were ineffective in improving the health status of older veterans. These findings helped us understand the urgency of improving social security systems for veterans in developing countries like China.…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…More importantly, physical exercise in the military may be more scientific and effective. In addition, veterans are likely to form military-related social networks through military service by making important connections with local comrades, officers, and other veterans (De Tray, 1982;Hou et al, 2020). Such social networks may lead older adults to become more involved in social activities and leisure sports, which were beneficial to health outcomes of Chinese elderly (e.g., W. Cao et al, 2015;T.…”

Section: Healthy Habitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, whether the elderly had military service experience before 60 was fixed in each wave, while their health outcomes were likely to change over time. To test the sensitivity of our results, we only kept the first observation for each elderly person (Hou et al, 2020), finding that the results were still robust in Panel E of Table C2. Although in some countries, this criterion is 65 years old.…”

Section: Appendix C Robustness Checksmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Military Service and Health Outcomes of the Elderly in China

Zhao

Guo²,

Yan

2023

Armed Forces & Society

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This article investigated the effects and mechanisms of military service on health outcomes of Chinese elderly men aged 60 and older. While numerous studies explored the effect of military service on health in developed countries, we still knew little about the relationship between military service and later health outcomes in developing countries such as China. Using the data of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, we found that military service is positively associated with better health outcomes of the elderly, in terms of physical health, cognitive abilities, and self-rated health. In addition, results of mechanism analysis show that, compared with nonveterans, elderly veterans had healthier habits, better education, higher individual and household income, and more favorable social medical security.Moreover, heterogeneity analysis indicates that this effect is more pronounced for older, rural, and spouseless elderly people. This article provided insights into elderly veterans’ health security measures in developing countries.

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Section: Mechanisms Of Health Outcomessupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Section: Healthy Habitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Appendix C Robustness Checksmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Military Service and Health Outcomes of the Elderly in China

Zhao

Guo²,

Yan

2023

Armed Forces & Society

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“…The CFPS covers 95% of the Chinese population in 25 provinces, providing extensive individual- and family-level economic and social life information. The data from CFPS has been validated and used for research in entrepreneurship ( Barnett et al., 2019 ) and other fields ( Hou et al., 2020 ; Sun et al., 2020 ).…”

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Entrepreneurial entry: The role of social media

Wang

Liang

Mahto

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Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Despite the exponential growth of social media use, whether and how social media use may affect entrepreneurial entry remains a key research gap. In this study we examine whether individuals’ social media use influences their entrepreneurial entry. Drawing on social network theory, we argue that social media use allows individuals to obtain valuable social capital, as indicated by their offline social network, which increases their entrepreneurial entry. We further posit the relationship between social media use and entrepreneurial entry depends on individuals’ trust propensity based on the nature of social media as weak ties. Our model was supported by a nationally representative survey of 18,873 adults in China over two years. As the first paper on the role of social media on entrepreneurial entry, we hope our research highlights and puts forward research intersecting social media and entrepreneurship.

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The effect of digital finance on Residents' happiness: the case of mobile payments in China

Zhao

Yan

2022

Electron Commer Res

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Returns to military service in off-farm wage employment: Evidence from rural China

Cited by 9 publications

References 45 publications

Military Service and Health Outcomes of the Elderly in China

Military Service and Health Outcomes of the Elderly in China

Entrepreneurial entry: The role of social media

The effect of digital finance on Residents' happiness: the case of mobile payments in China

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