Nathaniel Hilger
Biographic Data
| ID | 5868402 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathaniel Hilger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathaniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Hilger |
| SIGNATURE | HILGER N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
No Kin in the Game
Why do wars occur? We examine the longstanding hypothesis that political elites engage in conflict because they fail to internalize the associated costs. We exploit a natural experiment by comparing the congressional voting behavior of U.S. legislators with draft-age sons versus those with draft-age daughters during the four conscription-era wars of the 20th century, when only men could be drafted. Using panel data, we estimate that having a draf…
Agency (philosophy (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (1 work) · House of Representatives (1 work) · Incentive (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Legislation (1 work)