Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills

Contents

Contents List of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii 1. Introduction 1 2. Politicians, Institutions, and Human Capital; or, Becker Goes to Washington 17 3. Methodology: Data and Variables 46 4. Congress as Workplace: The Production of Marketable Human Capital 63 5. Returns to Specialized Training: Career Mobility and Grooming Lobbyists 92 6. Returns to General Training: Competitive Wages—But at a Price 123 7. Summary of Findings and Implications 161 Appendix 181 References 183 Name Index 193 Subject Index 197 ...