IS THERE A "CULTURE OF SPENDING" IN CONGRESS?
This study empirically tests the "Culture of Spending" hypothesis (Payne, 199la). According to this hypothesis, the longer congressmen stay in office, the more likely they are to support federal spending. Spending behavior in this study is measured by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) Congressional Spending Score. Samples are drawn from annual spending scores for all U.S. representatives and senators who served in office between 1975 and 1993. This study finds no statistical support for the hypothesis that congressmen have an increasing propensity to support federal spending the longer they stay in office. Furthermore, we are able to explain why other studies obtain results different from ours. Copyright 1996 Blackwell Publishers Ltd..
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1996
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Authors: | Aka, Arsene ; Reed, W. Robert ; Schansberg, D. Eric ; Zhu, Zhen |
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Economics and Politics. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 8.1996, 3, p. 191-211
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Wiley Blackwell |
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