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 …

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. …

There is a growing evidence that political corruption is often closely associated with the rent seeking activities of … special interest groups. This paper examines the nature of the interaction between the lobbying activities of special interest … groups and the incidence of political corruption and determines whether electoral competition can eliminate political …

We study experimentally whether anti-corruption policies with a focus on bribery might be insufficient to uncover more … between a decision-maker and a lobbying party serves as a legal substitute for corruption. Due to the obvious lack of field … pure anticipation of future rewards from a lobbying party suffices to bias a decision-maker in favor of this party, even …

in US states may indeed reduce corruption levels among elected representatives. …

We study experimentally whether anti-corruption policies with a focus on bribery might be insufficient to uncover more … between a decision-maker and a lobbying party serves as a legal substitute for corruption. Due to the obvious lack of field … pure anticipation of future rewards from a lobbying party suffices to bias a decision-maker in favor of this party, even …

This paper studies how income tax rates are determined and how they are related to government corruption in the form of … equilibrium there is only limited redistribution and income tax rates are a negative function of government corruption. When rich … voters can bribe the government, an additional equilibrium with zero taxation is possible. The link between corruption and …

This paper investigates if multinationals in.uence the political process through lobbying more effectively than … national firms. First, I introduce a model which contrasts a multinational's incentives for lobbying with those of a national … firm. Then the effect of lobbying on the political decision is analyzed. I conclude that multinationals have smaller …