Explaining Final Term Changes in US Congressional Foreign Travel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6292650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew S Dabros (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 428-446 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Legislative Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-2334 • E-ISSN: 1743-9337 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13572334.2015.1037071 |
| OpenAlex | W2004535318 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
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, employment-particular changes in House members’ foreign travel. Representatives entering the private sector are predicted to travel more in the last period to augment their human capital in foreign affairs and signal their expertise to prospective employers, while retiring legislators are expected to travel less because they lack incentives to maintain productivity levels. Analysis supports the former but not the latter prediction
Business · Context (archaeology · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Human capital · Incentive · Labour economics · Market economy · Political science · Productivity · Public relations · Scholarship · Term (time · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Labor Movements and Unions · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |