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Summary
Due to the high rate of deployment in recent years, it is important to study the relationship between deployment and Service members' divorce rates. This study analyzed the deployment and marital data of 462,444 Service members between 1999 and 2008 to examine the causal relationship between deployment and divorce. Results indicated a negative effect of deployment on marriage and suggested that couples married before 9/11, female Service members, and dual-military families were more subjected to the negative impact of deployment than others.
Citation
Negrusa, S., Negrusa, B., Hosek, J. (2014). Gone to War: Have Deployments Increased Divorces?. Journal of Population Economics, 27, 473–496. doi:10.1007/s00148-013-0485-5