We challenge the prevailing view that pure informational lobbying (in the absence of political contributions and … evidence distortion or withholding) leads to better informed policymaking. In the absence of lobbying, the policymaker may … channels through which informational lobbying is detrimental, in the sense of leading to worse policy and possibly less …

This paper compares centralized and decentralized policymaking in a game theoretic model of informational lobbying and … preferred policy and then engages in monetary lobbying. The analysis highlights a new channel through which centralized …

Whom should an interest group lobby in a legislature? I develop a model of informational lobbying in which a … the analysis. First, the model rationalizes both friendly and confrontational lobbying, predicting circumstances in which … friendly lobbying prevails over confrontational lobbying. Second, the model establishes a relationship between information …

. The model reconciles informational theories of lobbying with empirical evidence suggesting that interest groups … group influence: from an ex ante perspective, informational lobbying negatively effects the welfare of legislators. The …

This paper attempts to add greater insight into the study of political influence. It analyzes contracts for lobbying by … transmission mechanism. The main contributions include a more realistic three party lobbying model, new constraints for lobbying …