Blanga-Gubbay, Michael; Conconi, Paola; Parenti, Mathieu - 2020
We study the role of firms in the political economy of trade agreements. Using detailed information from lobbying … reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, we find that virtually all firms that lobby on free trade agreements (FTAs … in international trade and to operate in comparative advantage sectors. To rationalize these findings, we develop a model …