HierarchyInequalityCausal MediationEducationHuman Capital TheoryEconomics and BusinessHow Hierarchy Can Mediate the Returns to Educationhttps://doi.org/10.59350/qwn7x-5ar40Published December 20, 2019 in Economics from the Top DownAuthor Blair FixExportCitationIn the US military, returns to education are mediated almost completely by hierarchical rank.