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A Political Economy Model of Congressional Careers

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Diermeier, Daniel, Keane, Michael, Merlo, Antonio·2005·American Economic Review
DOI 10.1257/0002828053828464
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Our main goal is to quantify the returns to a career in the United States Congress. We specify a dynamic model of career decisions of a member of Congress andestimate this model using a newly collected dataset. Given estimates of the structural model, we assess reelection probabilities, estimate the effect of congressional experience on private and public sector wages, and quantify the value of a congressional seat. Moreover, we assess how an increase in the congressional wage or the imposition of term limits would affect the career decisions of politicians and the returns from a career in Congress.

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Authors
Diermeier, D., Keane, M., & Merlo, A.
Venue
American Economic Review
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2005-02-01
Volume
95
Issue
1
Pages
347-373
ISSN
0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/0002828053828464
OpenAlex
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Cited by
452
References
24
FWCI
100.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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