Analysis of financial support to the surviving spouses and children of casualties in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars / / Amalia R. Miller, Paul Heaton, David S. Loughran

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910219982003321
• Autore: Miller Amalia R (Amalia Rebecca), <1976->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2012
• ISBN: 0-8330-7794-5; 0-8330-7796-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (53 p.)
• Collana: Technical report ; ; TR-1281-OSD
• Altri autori (Persone): HeatonPaul <1978->; LoughranDavid S. <1969->
• Disciplina: 941.834
• Soggetti: Survivors' benefits - United States; Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Casualties - United States; Afghan War, 2001-2021 - Casualties - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "National Defense Research Institute."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Data Used in the Study; Sample Definition; Demographic Covariates and Spouses; Fatalities and Injuries; Labor Market Earnings; Surivor Benefits; Survivor Benefit Plan; Dependency and Indemnity Compensation; Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance; Social Security Survivor Benefits; Death Gratuity; Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance; Combat-Zone Tax Forgiveness; Tax Advantage; Lump Sum Payments With and Without Tax Advantage; CHAPTER THREE: Empirical Model; CHAPTER FOUR: ResultsImpact of Combat Death on Household Labor Market Earnings; Impact of Combat Death on Spousal Earnings; Impact of Combat Death on Household Income from All Sources; CHAPTER FIVE: Discussion; Household-Income Replacement Rates; Replacement Rates Relative to Pre-Deployment Member Earnings; CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions; References
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines how the death of service members affects the subsequent labor market earnings of surviving spouses and the extent to which ; survivor benefits provided by the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration compensate for lost household earnings. Also assesses the extent to which payments surviving spouses and children receive compensate for earnings losses attributable to combat death.