We study lobbying behavior by firms in a two-region economy, with either centralized or decentralized provision of … profit-enhancing local public goods. Firms compete either in the market, lobbying for public good provision once entered in a … market, or for the market, lobbying to gain ccess to it. When firms compete in the market, we show that lobbying is …

This paper investigates the effects of lobbying by corporations when investments are irreversible and government cannot … generally more successful in obtaining tax breaks. Thus lobbying can mitigate the capital levy problem. Nevertheless, these … restrictions on corporate lobbying. When the deadweight costs of lobbying fall, taxes on sunk capital tend to fall, but political …