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A hidden cost of war: the impact of mobilizing reserve troops on emergency response times |
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| Authors: | Christopher J Coyne Abigail R Hall Patrick A McLaughlin Ann Zerkle |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Economics, George Mason University, MS 3G4, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA 2. Mercatus Center at George Mason University, 3351?N. Fairfax Dr., 4th Floor, Arlington, VA, 22201, USA 3. Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Abstract: | This paper analyzes a hidden cost of war: the effect of the mass mobilization of reserve troops on the response times of domestic emergency services to accidents. We provide a statistical examination of this linkage following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and find that mobilization significantly increases response times to accidents in the United States. These mobilization-related costs are exacerbated by both legal restrictions and issues of replacing highly specialized human capital. |
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