Public Sector Payrolls

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Acknowledgments
1. Overview
David A. Wise
2. Military versus Civilian Pay: A Descriptive Discussion
Douglas W. Phillips and David A. Wise
3. Investing in the Defense Work Force: The Debt and Structure of Military Pensions
Herman B. Leonard
Comment: Harvey S. Rosen
4. Military Hiring and Youth Employment
David T. Ellwood and David A. Wise
5. Uncle Sam Wants You—Sometimes: Military Enlistments and the Youth Labor Market
David T. Ellwood and David A. Wise
6. Military Service and Civilian Earnings of Youths
Jon R. Crane and David A. Wise
Comment: D. Alton Smith
Comment: Charles Brown
7. Wages in the Federal and Private Sectors
Steven F. Venti
Comment: Sharon P. Smith
8. How Do Public Sector Wages and Employment Respond to Economic Conditions?
Richard B. Freeman
Comment: Sam Peltzman
9. Promise Them Anything: The Incentive Structures of Local Public Pension Plans
Howard L. Frant and Herman B. Leonard
Comment: Edward P. Lazear
10. Comparable Worth in the Public Sector
Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Robert S. Smith
Comment: James L. Medoff
11. Academic Ability, Earnings, and the Decision to Become a Teacher: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972
Charles F. Manski
Comment: Herman B. Leonard
List of Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index