Although the theoretical literature often uses lobbying and corruption synonymously, the empirical literature … associates lobbying with the preferred mean for exerting influence in developed countries and corruption with the preferred one … suggest that (a) lobbying and corruption are fundamentally different, (b) political institutions play a major role in …

theoretical framework that focus on the relationship between lobbying and corruption (that is, it investigates under what … conditions they are complements or substitutes). The paper also offers novel econometric evidence on lobbying, corruption and … influence using data for about 4000 firms in 25 transition countries. Our results show that (a) lobbying and corruption are …

can countries get trapped in a bribing equilibrium forever? Corruption and lobbying are to some extent substitutes. By … lobby the government to change the rules in more developed ones? Should we expect an evolution from bribing to lobbying, or …) an equilibrium with corruption discourages firms to invest, (ii) firms bribe if the level of development is low, but (iii …

lobbying pressure are more likely than other firms to choose joint ventures as their corporate governance structure. …

What explains the world-wide trend of pro-entrepreneurial policies? We study entrepreneurial policy in a lobbying model …

antitrust agency and where transparency - while making lobbying less effective - also implies real resource costs. We examine … regulatory failures. We find that under a welfare standard, lobbying leads to the clearance of relatively inefficient mergers … relatively efficient mergers that would increase welfare (i.e. there is a type I error). Lobbying actually reduces the extent to …

: we study legislative bargaining, lobbying, and electoral competition, as well as the possible interactions between these …