Racial Discrimination and the Social Contract: Evidence from U.S. Army Enlistment During WWII
研究发现珍珠港事件后美国男性志愿入伍率大幅上升，但黑人男性的增幅小于白人，且种族歧视严重的县差距更大，表明政治排斥和歧视会削弱战时对政府的支持。
Abstract This paper documents that the Pearl Harbor attack triggered a sharp increase in volunteer enlistment rates of American men, the magnitude of the increase was smaller for Black men than for White men and the Black–White gap was larger in counties with higher levels of racial discrimination. The results suggest that political exclusion and discrimination can undermine support for the government during critical times such as war.