When time is money
Sideline Jobs, Ancillary Income and Legislative Effort
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6290102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steffen Hurka (0000-0001-7735-522X, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, corresponding author), Lukas Obholzer (0000-0003-2950-4184, Freie Universität Berlin), William T Daniel (0000-0003-2160-4033, Francis Marion University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 651-669 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2017.1285341 |
| OpenAlex | W2587275160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 30 |
Moonlighting, the pursuit of (paid or unpaid) sideline jobs by democratically elected politicians, regularly evokes public outcry. This study provides an empirical test of the claim that moonlighting goes hand-in-hand with a lower degree of parliamentary effort. The article draws upon original data on the number of outside jobs and the remuneration received by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) during the seventh legislative term (2009–2014). Controlling for key intervening variables that affect legislative effort, we find that higher ancillary income is associated with lower participation in roll-call votes, but that this relationship is mostly driven by a small circle of heavy moonlighters. However, our analysis demonstrates that representatives with a greater number of outside jobs are also more, instead of less, likely to draft committee reports. The findings have important normative implications and speak to policy debates about the regulation and transparency requirements of outside jobs in legislatures
Business · Economics · Legislature · Normative · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Remuneration · Transparency (behavior · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |