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Contributing or free-riding? : a theory of endogenous lobby formation
Furusawa, Taiji (contributor); Konishi, Hideo (contributor) - 2008
We consider a two-stage public goods provision game: In the first stage, players simultaneously decide if they will join a contribution group or not. In the second stage, players in the contribution group simultaneously offer contribution schemes in order to influence the government’s choice...
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The gradual nature of economic change in Russia
Åslund, Anders - 1992
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Corruption and trade protection : evidence from panel data
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (contributor);  … - 2007
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Political asymmetry and common external tariffs in a customs union
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu (contributor);  … - 2008 - Rev.
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Cross-border lobbying in preferential trading agreements : implications for external tariffs
Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu; Lahiri, Sajal; Wall, Howard J. - 2009
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Lobbying and the power of multinational firms
Polk, Andreas; Schmutzler, Armin; Müller, Adrian - 2010
regulation when policy is determined in a lobbying game between a government and firm. We compare the resulting regulation levels … lobbying, but that lobbying can reverse the welfare ordering. -- Multinational enterprises ; regulation ; policy formation … ; lobbying ; interest groups ; foreign direct investment …
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Knowing the right person in the right place : political connections and economic growth
Bellettini, Giorgio; Berti Ceroni, Carlotta; Prarolo, … - 2009
We develop a model of Schumpeterian growth where political connections with long-term politicians can be exploited by low-quality producers to defend their monopoly position and prevent innovation and entry of high-quality competitors. Through personal relationships developed with the incumbent...
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The effect of climate change on the probability of conservation : fisheries regulation as a policy contest
Brandt, Urs Steiner (contributor) - 2006
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The politics of financial development : the role of interest groups and government capabilities
Becerra, Oscar; Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2010
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Pyramid capitalism : cronyism, regulation, and firm productivity in Egypt
Diwan, Ishac; Keefer, Philip; Schiffbauer, Marc - 2016
Using a large, original database of 385 politically connected firms under the Mubarak regime in Egypt, we document for the first time the negative impact of cronyism on economic growth. In the early 2000s, a policy shift in Egypt led to the expansion of crony activities into new, previously...
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