The Higher the Better? A Comparative Analysis of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Human Capital of German Federal Government Members
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3628529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katrin Scharfenkamp (0000-0002-3923-9735, corresponding author), Alexander Dilger (0000-0003-4659-8047) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 21-38 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-0300 • E-ISSN: 1558-5441 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/gps.2014.320402 |
| OpenAlex | W1988703667 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Are the highest politicians better qualified than their peers? In this article, we analyze differences between chancellors, vice chancellors, and ministers of the inner or residual cabinets of the German federal governments between 1949 and 2009 with respect to their social backgrounds and educational, economic, as well as political human capital. Different statistical methods reveal no clear primacy of chancellors or vice chancellors over other members of government. Interestingly, inner cabinets have higher qualifications than residual cabinets, as well as partly chancellors and vice chancellors
Economic growth · Economics · Geography · German · Human capital · Political capital · Political science · Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration and Political Analysis
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |