recruitment by two political parties competing in an election. We show that political parties may deliberately choose to recruit … only mediocre politicians, in spite of the fact that they could select better individuals. Furthermore, we show that this …

recruitment by two political parties competing in an election. We show that political parties may deliberately choose to recruit … only mediocre politicians, in spite of the fact that they could select better individuals. Furthermore, we show that this …

.S. Congress, using the empirical framework of Diermeier, Keane and Merlo (2005). These policies alter incentives to run for re-election … Congress). We find that reducing the relative wage of politicians would substantially reduce the duration of congressional … careers. Notably, however, the effect varies considerably across different types of politicians. A reduction in the …

recruitment by two political parties competing in an election. We show that political parties may deliberately choose to recruit … only mediocre politicians, in spite of the fact that they could afford to recruit better individuals. Furthermore, we show …

Two main career paths are prevalent among politicians in modern democracies: there are career politicians (i ….e., politicians who work in the political sector until retirement), and political careers (i.e., there are politicians who leave … careers of politicians in an environment with a private sector and a political sector, where individuals are heterogeneous …

.S. Congress, using the empirical framework of Diermeier, Keane and Merlo (2005). These policies alter incentives to run for re-election … Congress). We find that reducing the relative wage of politicians would substantially reduce the duration of congressional … careers. Notably, however, the effect varies considerably across different types of politicians. A reduction in the …

Two main career paths are prevalent among politicians in modern democracies: there are career politicians (i ….e., politicians who work in the political sector until retirement), and political careers (i.e., there are politicians who leave … careers of politicians in a political economy with a private sector and a political sector, where individuals are …

that contains detailed information on all the politicians who have been elected to the Italian Parliament between 1948 and … 2008, we address a number of important issues that pertain to their career paths prior to election to Parliament, their … address a number of questions that pertain to the selection of Italian politicians, their labor market, and their overall …