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Economics of Supply of Canada's Military Manpower
Author(s) -
LIGHTMAN ERNIE S.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
industrial relations: a journal of economy and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1468-232X
pISSN - 0019-8676
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-232x.1975.tb00599.x
Subject(s) - navy , military service , military personnel , unification , state (computer science) , demographic economics , interpretation (philosophy) , unemployment , quality (philosophy) , service (business) , unemployment rate , economics , political science , law , economic growth , economy , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , algorithm , programming language
Summary Three key generalizations emerge from this study:1 Economic factors can, in certain cases, be important in attracting applicants to other ranks of the Canadian armed forces. Sensitivity to the state of the civilian economy would appear to be greatest for the air force, where the average quality level of applicants in the labor force is highest. The impact of relative wages, as measured here, is substantially larger than that of unemployment. 2 Traditional and cultural considerations are also relevant. Previous historical and sociological research is supported regarding Quebec's negative attitudes towards the navy. Attitudes towards the army are less clear, as data shortcomings prevent precise interpretation of the regional dummy variables. There are also distinct seasonal patterns in application rates to each service. 3 Important differences in attitudes and quality of applicants were found among army, navy, and air force recruits. With the operational unification of Canada's three services into a single armed force in 1968, implications for recruitment remain an open question.