Working or Shirking? a Closer Look at Mps Expenses and Parliamentary Attendance
37 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Date Written: November 2005
Abstract
This paper studies determinants of MPs expense claims in Parliament using the data released under the freedom of information act in 2004. Using a multiple regression framework, we correlate expenses with three sets of variables: constituency characteristics, party affiliation and individual characteristics. We also look at the ratio of parliamentary expenses claimed to votes cast in parliament as a crude measure of value for money. We use the results to reflect on two views of the motivation of MPs, the public Choice view and the public service view.
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