Business Political Action: Voting Trends of Businesspeople-Parliamentarians in the 56th Legislature
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Resumo: | This study investigates the voting behavior of businesspeople-parliamentarians in the 56th legislature of Brazil on specific legislative topics. To this end, we identified the parliamentarians who declared themselves as businesspeople (203) and compared their voting patterns in Plenary meetings against the group of non-businesspeople (420) in the period 2019-2023. The legislature comprises a total of 623 voters, including substitutes. Rather than undertaking a comprehensive diachronic analysis encompassing all votes, we opted for a synchronic approach, concentrating on four key thematic areas: economy, education, environment, and societal norms. Within each thematic category, we selected emblematic bills that underwent “nominal voting” (open ballot) in Congress: pension reform (2019), Fundeb (2020), renewable energy (2021), and homeschooling (2022). Our underlying hypothesis posits that while party affiliation may explain general legislative behavior (as the literature has shown), societal variables (such as occupation, a proxy for "class"), may gain relevance in specific thematic contexts. Our findings did not support our hypothesis. After comparing the votes of businesspeople-parliamentarians against non-businesspeople, using the Rice Index and W-Nominate, pairing them with Propensity Score Matching (PSM), we did not identify statistically significant differences between the two groups. These findings suggest that, for the topics under investigation, it is not possible to support the existence of a distinct business caucus within the Brazilian Congress. |
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Business Political Action: Voting Trends of Businesspeople-Parliamentarians in the 56th LegislatureAção política empresarial: como votaram os deputados-empresários da 56ª legislatura em temas específicosempresáriosação políticaÍndice RiceW-NominatePropensity Score Matchingbusinesspeoplepolitical actionRice IndexThis study investigates the voting behavior of businesspeople-parliamentarians in the 56th legislature of Brazil on specific legislative topics. To this end, we identified the parliamentarians who declared themselves as businesspeople (203) and compared their voting patterns in Plenary meetings against the group of non-businesspeople (420) in the period 2019-2023. The legislature comprises a total of 623 voters, including substitutes. Rather than undertaking a comprehensive diachronic analysis encompassing all votes, we opted for a synchronic approach, concentrating on four key thematic areas: economy, education, environment, and societal norms. Within each thematic category, we selected emblematic bills that underwent “nominal voting” (open ballot) in Congress: pension reform (2019), Fundeb (2020), renewable energy (2021), and homeschooling (2022). Our underlying hypothesis posits that while party affiliation may explain general legislative behavior (as the literature has shown), societal variables (such as occupation, a proxy for "class"), may gain relevance in specific thematic contexts. Our findings did not support our hypothesis. After comparing the votes of businesspeople-parliamentarians against non-businesspeople, using the Rice Index and W-Nominate, pairing them with Propensity Score Matching (PSM), we did not identify statistically significant differences between the two groups. These findings suggest that, for the topics under investigation, it is not possible to support the existence of a distinct business caucus within the Brazilian Congress.Como votaram os deputados-empresários da 56ª legislatura em temas específicos? Para responder à essa questão identificamos os deputados que se autodeclararam empresários (203) e comparamos o seu comportamento em Plenário com o do grupo dos não empresários (420) no período 2019-2023. Ao todo, são 623 votantes na legislatura, considerando também os suplentes. Em vez de observar todas as votações em uma análise diacrônica, optamos por olhar para temas específicos em uma análise sincrônica: economia, educação, meio ambiente e costumes. Dentro de cada um desses temas, selecionamos um projeto de lei emblemático, com votação nominal no Plenário da Câmara dos Deputados: reforma previdenciária (2019), Fundeb (2020), energia renovável (2021) e homeschooling (2022). A hipótese subjacente é que, ainda que o critério partidário explique o comportamento geral dos parlamentares, como mostra a literatura, em temas específicos, variáveis societais (como ocupação, uma proxy para “classe”) podem ganhar relevância. Os resultados não permitiram sustentar a hipótese. Após comparar as votações nominais dos deputados-empresários com as do não empresários, utilizando o Índice Rice e W-Nominate, pareando-os com Propensity Score Matching (PSM), não identificamos diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os dois grupos. Esses resultados mostram que, para os temas analisados, não é possível sustentar a existência de uma bancada empresarial na Câmara dos Deputados.SciELO PreprintsSciELO PreprintsSciELO Preprints2023-10-09info:eu-repo/semantics/preprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/714310.1590/SciELOPreprints.7143porhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/article/view/7143/13417Copyright (c) 2023 Paulo Costa, Acácio Telechi, Wellington Nunes, Adriano Codatohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCosta, PauloTelechi, AcácioNunes, WellingtonCodato, Adrianoreponame:SciELO Preprintsinstname:Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO)instacron:SCI2023-10-08T20:19:39Zoai:ops.preprints.scielo.org:preprint/7143Servidor de preprintshttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scieloONGhttps://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/oaiscielo.submission@scielo.orgopendoar:2023-10-08T20:19:39SciELO Preprints - Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO)false |
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Business Political Action: Voting Trends of Businesspeople-Parliamentarians in the 56th Legislature Ação política empresarial: como votaram os deputados-empresários da 56ª legislatura em temas específicos |
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Business Political Action: Voting Trends of Businesspeople-Parliamentarians in the 56th Legislature Costa, Paulo empresários ação política Índice Rice W-Nominate Propensity Score Matching businesspeople political action Rice Index |
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Costa, Paulo |
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Costa, Paulo Telechi, Acácio Nunes, Wellington Codato, Adriano |
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Telechi, Acácio Nunes, Wellington Codato, Adriano |
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Costa, Paulo Telechi, Acácio Nunes, Wellington Codato, Adriano |
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This study investigates the voting behavior of businesspeople-parliamentarians in the 56th legislature of Brazil on specific legislative topics. To this end, we identified the parliamentarians who declared themselves as businesspeople (203) and compared their voting patterns in Plenary meetings against the group of non-businesspeople (420) in the period 2019-2023. The legislature comprises a total of 623 voters, including substitutes. Rather than undertaking a comprehensive diachronic analysis encompassing all votes, we opted for a synchronic approach, concentrating on four key thematic areas: economy, education, environment, and societal norms. Within each thematic category, we selected emblematic bills that underwent “nominal voting” (open ballot) in Congress: pension reform (2019), Fundeb (2020), renewable energy (2021), and homeschooling (2022). Our underlying hypothesis posits that while party affiliation may explain general legislative behavior (as the literature has shown), societal variables (such as occupation, a proxy for "class"), may gain relevance in specific thematic contexts. Our findings did not support our hypothesis. After comparing the votes of businesspeople-parliamentarians against non-businesspeople, using the Rice Index and W-Nominate, pairing them with Propensity Score Matching (PSM), we did not identify statistically significant differences between the two groups. These findings suggest that, for the topics under investigation, it is not possible to support the existence of a distinct business caucus within the Brazilian Congress. |
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