Matthew S Dabros
Biographic Data
| ID | 4127800 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew S Dabros |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew S |
| FAMILY NAME | Dabros |
| SIGNATURE | DABROS M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Connecticut State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Congressional Jet-Setting
Opportunism can surface at any point in a congressional career. It is especially likely to arise in the final term of office, when electoral constraints are absent, and, as research has shown, retiring legislators opportunistically prioritize leisure over representational responsibilities. This article explores how the majority party in Congress helps its retiring members to substitute leisure for work. It focuses on official foreign travel, a co…
Assessing the Stability of Trust in Government Across Election Periods
Objective Past research shows that electoral context prompts changes in political trust. In the United States, data limitations confine this literature to status‐quo affirming presidential elections. We extend previous research to unexamined contexts: elections with partisan presidential changes, midterm elections with shifts in congressional control, and nonelection periods. Method Original panel data from 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2012 are us…
Explaining Final Term Changes in US Congressional Foreign Travel
Recent scholarship demonstrates US legislators acquire human capital (that is, contacts, knowledge, and skills) in Congress that maximises post-elective earnings because they anticipate re-entering the labour market after leaving office. This literature has not, however, addressed how legislators’ expectations of entering specific professions affect their in-office activities. This article examines this question within the context of final term, …
Not created equal
Last-period problems in legislatures
Last-period problems in legislatures
Assessing the Stability of Trust in Government Across Election Periods
Objective Past research shows that electoral context prompts changes in political trust. In the United States, data limitations confine this literature to status‐quo affirming presidential elections. We extend previous research to unexamined contexts: elections with partisan presidential changes, midterm elections with shifts in congressional control, and nonelection periods. Method Original panel data from 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2012 are us…
Explaining Final Term Changes in US Congressional Foreign Travel
Recent scholarship demonstrates US legislators acquire human capital (that is, contacts, knowledge, and skills) in Congress that maximises post-elective earnings because they anticipate re-entering the labour market after leaving office. This literature has not, however, addressed how legislators’ expectations of entering specific professions affect their in-office activities. This article examines this question within the context of final term, …
Last-period problems in legislatures
Not created equal
Assessing the Stability of Trust in Government Across Election Periods
Objective Past research shows that electoral context prompts changes in political trust. In the United States, data limitations confine this literature to status‐quo affirming presidential elections. We extend previous research to unexamined contexts: elections with partisan presidential changes, midterm elections with shifts in congressional control, and nonelection periods. Method Original panel data from 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2012 are us…
Explaining Final Term Changes in US Congressional Foreign Travel
Recent scholarship demonstrates US legislators acquire human capital (that is, contacts, knowledge, and skills) in Congress that maximises post-elective earnings because they anticipate re-entering the labour market after leaving office. This literature has not, however, addressed how legislators’ expectations of entering specific professions affect their in-office activities. This article examines this question within the context of final term, …
Congressional Jet-Setting
Opportunism can surface at any point in a congressional career. It is especially likely to arise in the final term of office, when electoral constraints are absent, and, as research has shown, retiring legislators opportunistically prioritize leisure over representational responsibilities. This article explores how the majority party in Congress helps its retiring members to substitute leisure for work. It focuses on official foreign travel, a co…
Economics (5 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Earnings (2 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)