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

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 …

provides a theoretical framework that focus on the relationship between lobbying and corruption (that is, it investigates under …, corruption and influence using data for about 4000 firms in 25 transition countries. Our results show that (a) lobbying and …"Conventional wisdom suggests that lobbying is the preferred mean for exerting political influence in rich countries …

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. -- corruption ; shadow economy …

, business regulations, corruption, and to a lesser extent, infrastructure bottlenecks in explaining patterns of job creation at … growth of all firms, particularly micro and small firms. On the other hand, corruption and poor access to infrastructure … into the ranks of the SMEs. -- Employment growth ; investment climate ; corruption ; regulatory framework ; finance …

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 … non-developmental items, all of which is consistent with our theory. …

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 …

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 …

We investigate corruption as a social dilemma by means of a bribery game in which a risk of collective sanction of the …' corruptibility but is not sufficient to eliminate the Tragedy of corruption that leads both firms and officials to earn less than in … the absence of corruption. …