ones have not been established yet. In this context, Russian experience is a matter of interest, because Russia was … in 2009 we found that business associations are more frequently joined by larger companies, firms located in regional …

Britain, the former colonial power, Russia, the USA, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other neighbouring countries …, der ehemaligen Kolonialmacht, kämpften Russland, die USA, Saudi-Arabien, die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und weitere …

significant role in lobbying the collective interests of their member firms, especially in the current political context in Russia …

groups acting as intermediaries. We propose a simple theory that relates the relative costs of lobbying and the strategies … in a region, the use of indirect channels of lobbying becomes more attractive (and vice versa). We test our theory using … concentration across Russia’s regions, we find that firms in politically competitive environments, where there is less concentration …

conspiracy thinking on expectations of collusion among individuals in Russia and China. For this purpose, we conduct a novel …