Article in Journal
Do Additional Earnings Negatively Impact the Political Activities of German MPs?
Felix Arnold, Björn Kauder, Niklas Potrafke
ifo Institut, München, 2014
ifo Schnelldienst, 2014, 67, Nr. 18, 34-39
ifo Institut, München, 2014
ifo Schnelldienst, 2014, 67, Nr. 18, 34-39
A new study investigates whether additional income negatively impacts the political activities of German MPs. Its results do not reveal any correlation between additional income and absence from roll-call votes or the number of speeches given in parliament. There is, however, a negative correlation between additional income and the number of verbal contributions, enquiries and group initiatives by MPs.
JEL Classification: D310, H100