Groll, Thomas; Ellis, Christopher J. - In: European Economic Review 70 (2014) C, pp. 299-316
In this paper we present a model of the behavior of commercial lobbying firms (such as the so-called K-Street lobbyists … of Washington, D.C.). In contrast to classical special interest groups, commercial lobbying firms represent a variety of … intermediaries on their behalf with policymakers. In our analysis we address two basic questions: what tasks are commercial lobbying …