Where did the soldiers go? The effects of military downsizing on college enrollment and employment

Social Science Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 477-490

  Kleykamp, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

College enrollment; Employment; Military downsizing; Stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950369532     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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