Proving Their Loyalty
A Research Note on the Effects of Serving in World War II on Immigrant Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24020196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeff Chan (0000-0003-3782-1542, Wilfrid Laurier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1033-1047 |
| Publication date | 2026-08-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00703370-12768052 |
| PMID | 42549837 |
| OpenAlex | W4401696713 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Highlights This study assesses the effects of World War II military service on outcomes for immigrant veterans. Linked, full-count U.S. Census data are used in a triple-differences design. Immigrant veterans are more likely to become citizens and marry U.S.-born spouses. There is little evidence of differences in labor market or educational outcomes relative to U.S.-born veterans.
Demographic economics · Economics · Immigration · Loyalty · Political science · World War II · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology
Automated Linking of Historical Data
World War II and Black Economic Progress
The Opportunity Costs of Mandatory Military Service
Intermarriage and the Economic Assimilation of Immigrants
The Long-Term Effect of Military Conscription on Personality and Beliefs
Social assimilation and immigrants’ labour market outcomes
Warriors Wanted
A Nation of Immigrants
Family formation among women in the U.S. military
A machine learning approach to improving occupational income scores
Combining family history and machine learning to link historical records
The long-run effects of childhood exposure to market access shocks
The Impact of State-Provided Education
The (South) American Dream
Reinstitutionalizing Families
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |