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Mancur Olson's theory of the decline of nations is path-breaking in political economics. It has been tested cross-sectionally in numerous empirical studies. We survey the existing results briefly, with a special focus on studies using the number of lobbies as an exogenous variable. Using data...
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US. A recent study by Hönigsberger (2008) for Germany basically concludes union members to overwhelmingly stick to their … contradicting empirical results, based on a newly constructed dataset for Germany. In a VAR analysis we find that the degree of … in Germany trade unions do not seem to be as weak as they tend to claim. -- trade unions ; unemployment ; growth …
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With interest groups significantly affecting economic performance (according to Mancur Olson) and a vital interest of governments in economic growth and low unemployment in order to win elections, there should be a link between political business cycles and the evolution of lobbies over time...
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