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Delegation, accountability & legislator moonlighting: agency problems in Germany
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Abstract Members of parliament in many countries are legally permitted to execute (un)paid jobs in addition to their political mandate. It is often argued that such moonlighting activities are unproblematic for the chain of democratic delegation and accountability as long as outside interests/earnings are di... view more
Members of parliament in many countries are legally permitted to execute (un)paid jobs in addition to their political mandate. It is often argued that such moonlighting activities are unproblematic for the chain of democratic delegation and accountability as long as outside interests/earnings are disclosed to citizen-principals; the latter may then sanction (perceived) misconduct through the ballot box. Using principal-agent theory as an analytical framework and the German national parliament as a case study, this paper discusses why the accountability mechanisms of moonlighting disclosure and electoral control are often impaired in practice. We also illustrate that these concerns generalise beyond the German setting. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
representative; additional job; voting behavior; Federal Republic of Germany; moonlighting; behavior
Classification
Social Psychology
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Labor Market Policy
Free Keywords
Prinzipal-Agent-Theorie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
17 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Schwerpunkt Märkte und Politik, Forschungsprofessur und Projekt The Future of Fiscal Federalism, SP II 2012-105
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https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58349
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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