The Effect of Enlistment Bonuses on First-Term Tenure Among Navy Enlistees

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The Time is Now: Proposals for Two Enlistment Incentive Experiments

“…On the other hand, Cox (2002) reports findings that suggest that the size of enlistment bonuses offered to recruits may be positively correlated with the probability that the recruits complete their first term of service.…”