This paper studies the pro-poor bias of contemporary trade policy in India by estimating the household welfare effects …

ante political affiliation and jobs received subsequent to large-scale decentralized workfare program in India, we find …

-development spending ; India …

power of landowner relationship networks and lobbying behaviour on successfully gaining value-enhancing rezoning. A State …

political power at the expenses of the median voter. In particular, investments in lobbying activities allow the rich to obtain … variable taxes and lobbying. In addition, it is established the existence of a transitional dynamics featuring convergence to a … balanced growth path, characterized by constant taxes and lobbying (and a constant growth rate of consumption and capital …

the constituent ethnic groups. Our theory highlights the role of the local elite in lobbying for policies which favour … coordination costs across ethnic groups are relevant in determining the equilibrium lobbying behaviour. This results in ethnic …

across sectors, attracting substantial lobbying efforts by special interest groups. Yet, the link between structural change … and lobbying remains underexplored. Using more than 150 years of data on parliamentary petitions in USA and Britain, we … measure historical lobbying and document several stylized facts. First, lobbying over industrial policies follows a hump …

This paper provides a rationale for the revival of protectionism, based on the rise of the educated class. In a trade …