Reward or Punishment? The Distribution of Returns to Political Office

• In Event: Political Elites

Brief Overview

We examine the economic returns to political office in a low-corrupt society. Using Danish register data, we find high returns to office but also substantial heterogeneity across education, political party, and the pre-office income distribution.

Authors

• Jens Olav Dahlgaard, Copenhagen Business School

• Nicolai Kristensen, The Danish Center for Social Science Research, VIVE

• Frederik Kjøller Larsen, University of Copenhagen