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. …

We analyze the determinants of environmental policy when two firms engage in two types of lobbying against a … restriction on allowed pollution: General lobbying increases the total amount of allowed pollution, which is beneficial for both … firms. Private lobbying increases the individual pollution standard of the lobbying firm, but has a negative or zero effect …

right use beauty as a cue for candidate ideology or quality in the municipal elections. …

We analyze the relative importance of party ideology and rents from office in the formation of coalitions in a …

politicians stick to the manifesto of their party. The current paper provides a theoretical explanation for this phenomenon that … does not assume politicians or voters to be ideologists. I explore an environment where both voters and politicians always …

reduce lobbying. However empirical evidence suggests that this is not always the case. This paper attempts to explain the … measure lobbying in two ways: (i) the number of lobbies formed under the two settings and, (ii) their impact on policy … offset their influence on policy; however it is possible that the threat of lobbying may affect policy even when no lobby …

’s public officials and to understand the role of institutions granting politicians with immunity from legal prosecution. The … less able politicians. Moreover, the possibility of punishment changes the nature of the influence game, so that even … decrease the frequency of corruption and may increase the quality of politicians if the judiciary is weak. These predictions …