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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | New Deal, new patriots: how 1930s government spending boosted patriotism during World War II |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Quarterly Journal of Economics |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0033-5533 |
| Volume | 138 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page Range | 465 - 513 |
| Date | 2023 |
| Abstract Text | We demonstrate an important complementarity between patriotism and public-good provision. After 1933, the New Deal led to an unprecedented expansion of the U.S. federal government’s role. Those who benefited from social spending were markedly more patriotic during World War II: they bought more war bonds, volunteered more, and, as soldiers, won more medals. This pattern was new—World War I volunteering did not show the same geography of patriotism. We match military service records with the 1940 census to show that this pattern holds at the individual level. Using geographical variation, we exploit two instruments to suggest that the effect is causal: droughts and congressional committee representation predict more New Deal agricultural support, as well as bond buying, volunteering, and medals. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1093/qje/qjac028 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:23644 |
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| Keywords | Economics and econometrics |
| Additional Information | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the Quarterly Journal of Economics following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Bruno Caprettini, Hans-Joachim Voth, New Deal, New Patriots: How 1930s Government Spending Boosted Patriotism During World War II, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 138, Issue 1, February 2023, Pages 465–513 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjac028. |