We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Voluntary Retirement From the U.S. House: The Costs of Congressional Service.
- Authors
Hibbing, John R.
- Abstract
The number of U.S. representatives who voluntarily retired from public service skyrocketed in the 1970s. In this study I explore some of the causes of the desire to leave the House and return to private life. Using personal interviews with twenty-four retired representatives, I focus on some of the costs of congressional service. I describe both direct costs, such as the familial sacrifices necessitated by the hectic pace of congressional life, and opportunity costs, such as the foregone opportunity to make more money in the private sector. In addition, I examine the factors which influenced the timing of the increase in voluntary retirements. Finally, I apply this information to the issue of future trends in careerism and voluntary retirement.
- Subjects
EARLY retirement; OPPORTUNITY costs; UNITED States legislators; CIVIL service; PRIVATE sector; EARLY retirement incentives
- Publication
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1982, Vol 7, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
0362-9805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/439691