| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP12807 |
| DP12807 From Welfare to Warfare: New Deal Spending and Patriotism During World War II | |
| Hans-Joachim Voth; Bruno Caprettini | |
| 发表日期 | 2018-03-22 |
| 出版年 | 2018 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | Why do people fight for their country? The risks are extreme, the payoff uncertain. In this paper, we argue that reciprocity is a key factor. Examining welfare spending in the US in the 1930s under the New Deal, we show that support for World War II became more common where welfare support had been more generous: war bonds were sold in greater volume, more men and women volunteered, and more soldiers performed heroic actions recognized by a medal. We use weather shocks in the form of droughts to instrument for agricultural emergency relief, and show that results hold. Because both war bond purchases and volunteering respond to welfare support, we argue that results cannot be driven by opportunity cost considerations. Data on World War I patriotic support shows that 1930s emergency spending is only predictive for World War II support. Pre-New Deal droughts are also not correlated with patriotism after 1941. |
| 主题 | Economic History |
| 关键词 | Warfare Welfare state New deal World war ii Volunteering War bonds |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp12807-2 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/541616 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Hans-Joachim Voth,Bruno Caprettini. DP12807 From Welfare to Warfare: New Deal Spending and Patriotism During World War II. 2018. |
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