Bad Idea: Failing to Think on the Margins of the Defense Budget
Defense budgeting discussions frequently feature all-or-nothing thinking. But considering the marginal costs and benefits of additional spending can lead to better spending decisions.
Justin Joffrion
is the director of the Office of Labor and Economic Analysis (OLEA) for the Department of the Air Force.
Bad Idea: Paying Servicemembers More to Do the Same Amount of Work
While we should not go back to a time where military wages failed to keep pace with civilian salaries, neither should we succumb to cost disease. We must invest in understanding and increasing labor productivity.