The purpose of this study is to empirically identify how the activities of members of the National Assembly in standing committees affect the collection of political donations. In the National Assembly of South Korea, which is centered on standing com...
The purpose of this study is to empirically identify how the activities of members of the National Assembly in standing committees affect the collection of political donations. In the National Assembly of South Korea, which is centered on standing committees, being assigned to a standing committee that can expect special benefits can be very important for re-election, which is the top priority of members of the National Assembly. The analysis of this study, which focused on the fact that most of the political fund research conducted in Korea has not taken into account the standing committees to which the members belong, showed that members of the special standing committees raised more political donations than those who did not. In particular, the longer the number of days a member of a special standing committee was in office, the more political donations they raised. The results of this study show that there is a high probability that profit-seeking donors will flow into members of special committees who can distribute benefits to a limited population, and that members of the National Assembly who have been more active in special committees that are more likely to provide benefits to their constituencies are more likely to raise more political funds than those who have not.