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Small States, Big Pork
Author(s): William R. Hauk;Romain Wacziarg
Source:
Journal:Quarterly Journal of Political Science
ISSN Print:1554-0626, ISSN Online:1554-0634
Publisher:Now Publishers
Volume 2 Number 1,
Document Type: Article
Pages: 12 (95-106)
DOI: 10.1561/100.00005048
Abstract: Using data on authorizations from the 2005 Highway Bill, we
show that the legislative allocation of pork barrel spending by U.S.
state (measured by the value of transportation earmarks per capita)
greatly favors smaller states. We exploit the difference between two
versions of the bill: the version that was passed by the House and the
compromise version passed in conference committee. Our empirical
results provide strong evidence in favor of theories of legislative
malapportionment.
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