outcomes and in politics through lobbying, campaign contributions, and voter mobilization, this work adds a new perspective on …

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 … between bribing and lobbying. We test our predictions using survey data for about 6000 firms in 26 countries. Our results …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

We establish an inverse relationship between family ties, generalized trust and political participation. The more … political participation. The latter, together with trust, are part of what is known as social capital, therefore in this paper …

variation in program enrollment across voting booths. We find that FA has a positive effect on political participation in the …