This paper employs a novel data set on lobbying expenditures to measure the degree of within-sector political … organization and to explore the determinants of the mode of lobbying and political organization across U.S. industries. The data … show that sectors characterized by a higher degree of competition (more substitutable products and a lower concentration of …

This paper employs a novel data set on lobbying expenditures to measure the degree of within-sector political … organization and to explore the determinants of the mode of lobbying and political organization across U.S. industries. The data … show that sectors characterized by a higher degree of competition (more substitutable products and a lower concentration of …

and competition is called coopetition and we study it theoretically and experimentally in a group contest setup. More …