networks of connections, including their scale and composition. We find that all country networks are integrated having a Big …

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 …

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 …

The paper studies the link between corruption and social capital (measured as trust), using data from a lab experiment … behind any such behavioral spillover. Results suggest that a) there is a negative spillover effect of corruption on trust and …

One definition of social capital is the "networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular … this definition, is still very broad. Networks can be formed along many dimensions of society in which people interact … – neighborhoods, workplaces, extended families, schools, etc. We focus on networks whose existence fosters social capital in one …

of the lobbying investment depends on whether or not the candidates are willing to respond and able to collude on low …-tax policies that do not harm their relative chances in the elections. In the experiment, we find that lobbying is never successful …% of societies with finitely-repeated encounters. However, lobbying investments are not always profitable, and profit …

what condition an interest group prefers to direct its lobbying efforts to two parties or the two coalition and opposition … discipline. The lobbying efforts under un-enforced and enforced party discipline are also compared. Finally, we clarify the …