CHECK BOUNCING AND FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY - EVIDENCE OF NONIDEOLOGICAL SHIRKING BY LEGISLATORS

Authors
THORBECKE W MATZELEVICH S
Citation
W. Thorbecke et S. Matzelevich, CHECK BOUNCING AND FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY - EVIDENCE OF NONIDEOLOGICAL SHIRKING BY LEGISLATORS, Public choice, 83(1-2), 1995, pp. 59-64
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"Political Science
Journal title
Public choice → ACNP
ISSN journal
00485829
Volume
83
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
59 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-5829(1995)83:1-2<59:CBAFI->2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Kalt and Zupan have measured ideological shirking by legislators. Here we present evidence concerning nonideological shirking. We demonstrat e that representatives with more overdrawn checks tend to be more fisc ally irresponsible, with fiscal irresponsibility measured by National Taxpayer Union ratings and by representatives' voting behavior on the recent House balanced budget amendment vote.