Dekel, Eddie; Jackson, Matthew O.; Wolinsky, Asher - In: Quarterly Journal of Political Science 4 (2009) 2, pp. 103-128
We examine the consequences of lobbying and vote buying, assuming this practice were allowed and free of stigma. Two <italic>lobbyists</italic> compete for the votes of legislators by offering up-front payments to the legislators in exchange for their votes. We analyze how the lobbyists' budget constraints and...