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The author is assistant professor, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Cornell University. Professors James M. Buchanan, Roland N. McKean, James C. Miller III, Roger Sherman, and Gordon Tullock contributed valuable criticism and advice in the development of this paper. Responsibility for any errors, of course, remains with the author.

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Tollison, R.D. Political economy of the military draft. Public Choice 9, 67–78 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01718191

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