Benjamin Melusky
Biographic Data
| ID | 4124052 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Melusky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Melusky |
| SIGNATURE | MELUSKY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Old Dominion University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9871-476X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
When the local is national – A new high-water mark for nationalization in the 2018 United States state legislative elections
The November 2018 state legislative elections continued the recent trend towards increased (dynamic) nationalization. Control of 87 state legislative chambers and many governor’s offices was determined by elections that took place in a highly nationalized environment in which voter choices were strongly shaped by support for or opposition to the national parties in general and President Donald Trump in particular. Nationalization reached a new pe…
Gender and Fiscal Gridlock in the American States
Prior research, polling, and accounts from female politicians themselves suggest that with greater representation by women comes a less confrontational leadership style with a greater willingness to reach bipartisan compromise. If women are more willing to work across party lines and compromise than their male counterparts, a state’s budget process should benefit from greater representation of women in the state legislature. This article examines…
Candidate Emergence and the Success of Women
At least partially in response to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election (Jordan and Balz 2018), 2018 witnessed a record number of women running for and winning legislative elections across the country. This candidacy surge affords a unique opportunity to evaluate why individuals choose to run for office. Extant literature identifies both individual- and institutional-level determinants of candidate entry, yet little attention has been given t…
Legislative pay and voluntary retirement in the American states
The analysis indicates that while legislative salary exerts a significant effect motivating individuals to continue their grueling task of public service, despite the disparity in legislative pay which exists across the American states, substantively the impact of pay is rather small regardless if a member is serving in the most poorly or generously paid legislature
Retrospective Economic Voting and the Intertemporal Dynamics of Electoral Accountability in the American States
How durable are politicians’ policymaking reputations with the electorate? A theory of reputation depreciation is advanced to explain why the electorate’s capacity to hold former officeholders accountable for prior economic stewardship is weakening not only in the time elapsed between prior elective office and seeking subsequent elective office, but also diminishing at a greater rate as the evaluative window for making retrospective economic asse…
Concentrated Powers: Unilateral Executive Authority and Fiscal Policymaking in the American States
Although executive authority is a critical element in separation of powers systems, an excessive amount is not conducive for responsible policymaking behavior. Unilateral executive powers allow elected executives to pursue policies consistent with their short-term electoral incentives. This proposition is tested by analyzing the relationship between the exercise of unilateral executive control over fiscal policymaking and fiscal-spending growth i…
Concentrated Powers: Unilateral Executive Authority and Fiscal Policymaking in the American States
Although executive authority is a critical element in separation of powers systems, an excessive amount is not conducive for responsible policymaking behavior. Unilateral executive powers allow elected executives to pursue policies consistent with their short-term electoral incentives. This proposition is tested by analyzing the relationship between the exercise of unilateral executive control over fiscal policymaking and fiscal-spending growth i…
When the local is national – A new high-water mark for nationalization in the 2018 United States state legislative elections
The November 2018 state legislative elections continued the recent trend towards increased (dynamic) nationalization. Control of 87 state legislative chambers and many governor’s offices was determined by elections that took place in a highly nationalized environment in which voter choices were strongly shaped by support for or opposition to the national parties in general and President Donald Trump in particular. Nationalization reached a new pe…
Retrospective Economic Voting and the Intertemporal Dynamics of Electoral Accountability in the American States
How durable are politicians’ policymaking reputations with the electorate? A theory of reputation depreciation is advanced to explain why the electorate’s capacity to hold former officeholders accountable for prior economic stewardship is weakening not only in the time elapsed between prior elective office and seeking subsequent elective office, but also diminishing at a greater rate as the evaluative window for making retrospective economic asse…
Legislative pay and voluntary retirement in the American states
The analysis indicates that while legislative salary exerts a significant effect motivating individuals to continue their grueling task of public service, despite the disparity in legislative pay which exists across the American states, substantively the impact of pay is rather small regardless if a member is serving in the most poorly or generously paid legislature
Gender and Fiscal Gridlock in the American States
Prior research, polling, and accounts from female politicians themselves suggest that with greater representation by women comes a less confrontational leadership style with a greater willingness to reach bipartisan compromise. If women are more willing to work across party lines and compromise than their male counterparts, a state’s budget process should benefit from greater representation of women in the state legislature. This article examines…
Candidate Emergence and the Success of Women
At least partially in response to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election (Jordan and Balz 2018), 2018 witnessed a record number of women running for and winning legislative elections across the country. This candidacy surge affords a unique opportunity to evaluate why individuals choose to run for office. Extant literature identifies both individual- and institutional-level determinants of candidate entry, yet little attention has been given t…
Concentrated Powers: Unilateral Executive Authority and Fiscal Policymaking in the American States
Although executive authority is a critical element in separation of powers systems, an excessive amount is not conducive for responsible policymaking behavior. Unilateral executive powers allow elected executives to pursue policies consistent with their short-term electoral incentives. This proposition is tested by analyzing the relationship between the exercise of unilateral executive control over fiscal policymaking and fiscal-spending growth i…
Retrospective Economic Voting and the Intertemporal Dynamics of Electoral Accountability in the American States
How durable are politicians’ policymaking reputations with the electorate? A theory of reputation depreciation is advanced to explain why the electorate’s capacity to hold former officeholders accountable for prior economic stewardship is weakening not only in the time elapsed between prior elective office and seeking subsequent elective office, but also diminishing at a greater rate as the evaluative window for making retrospective economic asse…
Legislative pay and voluntary retirement in the American states
The analysis indicates that while legislative salary exerts a significant effect motivating individuals to continue their grueling task of public service, despite the disparity in legislative pay which exists across the American states, substantively the impact of pay is rather small regardless if a member is serving in the most poorly or generously paid legislature
When the local is national – A new high-water mark for nationalization in the 2018 United States state legislative elections
The November 2018 state legislative elections continued the recent trend towards increased (dynamic) nationalization. Control of 87 state legislative chambers and many governor’s offices was determined by elections that took place in a highly nationalized environment in which voter choices were strongly shaped by support for or opposition to the national parties in general and President Donald Trump in particular. Nationalization reached a new pe…
Gender and Fiscal Gridlock in the American States
Prior research, polling, and accounts from female politicians themselves suggest that with greater representation by women comes a less confrontational leadership style with a greater willingness to reach bipartisan compromise. If women are more willing to work across party lines and compromise than their male counterparts, a state’s budget process should benefit from greater representation of women in the state legislature. This article examines…
Candidate Emergence and the Success of Women
At least partially in response to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election (Jordan and Balz 2018), 2018 witnessed a record number of women running for and winning legislative elections across the country. This candidacy surge affords a unique opportunity to evaluate why individuals choose to run for office. Extant literature identifies both individual- and institutional-level determinants of candidate entry, yet little attention has been given t…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (4 works) · Legislature (4 works) · Public Administration (4 works) · Public Administration (3 works)