This paper presents a theory of trade agreements where "politics" play an central role. This stands in contrast with … the standard theory, where even politically-motivated governments sign trade agreements only to deal with terms …

This paper examines voting by members of Congress on three trade bills introduced in 1993 and 1994: the North American … economic conditions in the district or state affected voting on the trade bills …

This paper links the theory of interest groups influence over the legislature with that of congressional control over … the judiciary. The resulting framework reconciles the theoretical literature of lobbying with the negative available … evidence on the impact of lobbying over legislative outcomes, and sheds light to the determinants of lobbying in separation …

political mechanisms: we study legislative bargaining, lobbying, and electoral competition, as well as the possible interactions …

analyze the impact of private interest groups as well as political-institutional factors on the voting patterns on amendments …