political power at the expenses of the median voter. In particular, investments in lobbying activities allow the rich to obtain … variable taxes and lobbying. In addition, it is established the existence of a transitional dynamics featuring convergence to a … balanced growth path, characterized by constant taxes and lobbying (and a constant growth rate of consumption and capital …

Mancur Olson's theory of the decline of nations is path-breaking in political economics. It has been tested cross …

Taking Macur Olsonś theory of the decline of nations as pathbreaking in this field we develop a formal model of the …-group-state. Followed by a brief survey of empirical studies testing Olsonś theory, we at the first time in the literature present a time …