Replication data for: Congressional Politics of International Financial Rescues

These rescues were controversial in Congress, where members voted repeatedly to reduce or eliminate the executive’s freedom to engage in them. I analyze these roll calls with an eye toward explaining who opposes and who supports international financial rescues.

I argue that the interests of private actors (district constituencies and interest groups) have an important effect on member voting. Following Stolper-Samuelson reasoning, I find that a member is significantly more likely to favor (oppose) rescues as the proportion of high-skilled (low-skilled) workers in a district increases. In addition, I find that campaign contributions from international banks increase the probability that a member will vote in favor of rescues.