We investigate how families resolve an important intrafamily household allocation problem—investing in their children’s postsecondary education—in the context of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. This legislation allowed service members to transfer education benefits to a family member in exchange for additional military service. Descriptive analysis reveals clear socioeconomic differences in patterns of transfer: utilization rates are highest among senior service members, who are better educated and earn higher wages, and are lowest among less educated, lower-wage junior soldiers. This pattern of use suggests that the transfer provision may have limited impact on intergenerational mobility for service members of low socioeconomic status.

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跨代游行？教育收益和家庭内部决策

我们将根据9/11后地理标志法案，调查家庭如何解决重要的家庭内部家庭分配问题（投资于子女的中学后教育）。该立法允许现役军人将教育收益转移给家庭成员，以换取额外的兵役。描述性分析揭示了转移模式上明显的社会经济差异：在高级服务人员中，利用率最高，他们受过较好的教育，并获得较高的工资，而在教育程度较低，工资较低的初级士兵中，利用率最低。这种使用方式表明，对于社会经济地位低的服务成员，转让规定可能对代际流动的影响有限。