Who are the 'ghost' MPs? evidence froM the french ParliaMent
Résumé
This paper studies the characteristics of the ghost deputies of the French
National Assembly, i.e. deputies who do not have any official recorded activity
over a whole year. Using a rich dataset providing various information about all
deputies from 1959 to 2012, the results indicate that the typical ghost deputy
is an old man with a low level of schooling, member of a large party which
does not support the government and who is elected in jurisdiction with a low
level of political competition. However, personal characteristics are less and
less correlated with performance over the years. Finally, ghost deputies face
more difficulties to achieve reelection, but are penalized only at the first round,
voters exclusively considering national factors at the second round.
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