Grossman and Helpman explain tariffs as the outcome of a lobbying game between special interests and the government … share of the population involved in lobbying activities than in the previous literature, while the estimated weight of …

This chapter surveys research on the demand for protectionism as well as theoretical and empirical work on the (i …) electoral mechanisms, the (ii) lobbying institutions, and the (iii) legislative bargaining that affect its supply. A recent … the other. Areas ripe for more exploration include informational lobbying, the role of the media, firm-level analysis of …