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Moonlighting politicians: a survey and research agenda
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Abstract Elected representatives in many countries are legally allowed to carry out (un)paid jobs in addition to their political mandate, often referred to as moonlighting. Despite the important selection and incentive effects such outside positions might engender, academic studies evaluating the prevalence,... view more
Elected representatives in many countries are legally allowed to carry out (un)paid jobs in addition to their political mandate, often referred to as moonlighting. Despite the important selection and incentive effects such outside positions might engender, academic studies evaluating the prevalence, desirability and/or consequences of politicians' moonlighting have remained relatively scarce; often due to severe data restrictions. In recent years, however, more stringent disclosure rules have increased data availability, and large-sample analyses are becoming increasingly feasible. Besides surveying recent empirical contributions to this developing research field, this paper also outlines unresolved issues and thereby develops an agenda for future enquiry. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
moonlighting; shadow economy; politician; additional job; the public; evaluation
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Sociology of Economics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
20 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Schwerpunkt Märkte und Politik, Forschungsprofessur und Projekt The Future of Fiscal Federalism, SP II 2011-101
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/54585
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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