This paper compares centralized and decentralized policymaking in a game theoretic model of informational lobbying and political contributions. In the model, an interest group first produces verifiable evidence about the welfare effects of its preferred policy and then engages in monetary...

We show that managerial myopia has an informational benefit that has been overlooked in the prior research. A moderately myopic manager incentivizes the advocate of a risky project to produce full information about the project, leading to fully informed decision making and highest firm value