Akcigit, Ufuk; Baslandze, Salomé; Lotti, Francesca - 2020
How do political connections affect firm dynamics, innovation, and creative destruction? To answer this question, we … elections in Italy. We find that firm-level political connections are widespread, especially among large firms, and that …. In addition, political connections relate to a higher rate of survival, as well as growth in employment and revenue, but …