decisions at the time of the IPO: which investment bank should we choose? First of all, an analyses is given of the pros and … cons of an IPO and why a company should work with an investment bank. The next chapter talks about characteristics that …

agricultural protection in the US: (i) legislator preferences, (ii) electoral incentives, or (iii) lobbying. Using data on the roll … agricultural protection, but that legislator preferences and lobbying play a role, too. Moreover, legislator preferences and …

being a function of rent seeking and/or lobbying by de facto power holders is tested. The resulting interesting finding is … that, political interference, rent seeking and lobbying increase the probability of state fragility by mitigating the …

between a decision-maker and a lobbying party serves as a legal substitute for corruption. Due to the obvious lack of field … pure anticipation of future rewards from a lobbying party suffices to bias a decision-maker in favor of this party, even …

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 … their behalf to policymakers. In our analysis we address two basic questions; why do commercial lobbying firms exist, and …

between a decision-maker and a lobbying party serves as a legal substitute for corruption. Due to the obvious lack of field … pure anticipation of future rewards from a lobbying party suffices to bias a decision-maker in favor of this party, even …

simultaneously offers a menu contract to a common provider of the public good in order to induce greater supply, and a lobbying game …