Variable: 2nd Legislative Chamber

QoG Code: (h_l2)


Dataset: Political Constraint Index (POLCON) Dataset

Description:

Dummy variable coded 1 if there is an effective second legislative chamber, namely, where h_l1=1 and records on the composition of a second chamber exist - where that chamber is elected under a distinct electoral system and has a substantive (not merely delaying) role in the implementation of fiscal policy.

Type of variable: Binary

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-11-05
Last updated by source: 2023-01-30


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections Political System


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OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard time-series: 190
OECD time-series: 32


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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2021