David N. Van der Goes

Articles by David N. Van der Goes


From the Vietnam War to Retirement: Are Veterans Healthy Enough to Enjoy their “Golden Years

Our aim in this paper is to demonstrate the impact of Vietnam era active duty service on the later-life health of American veterans. Using the statistical technique of instrumental variables, we show that estimates of this impact from a simple evaluation do not accurately capture the causal impact. Simple estimates are biased down by the… Read more »

By David N. Van der Goes and Stephen E. Snyder In   Issue Volume 20 No. 4 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-36341698/JMVH Vol 20 No 4