decentralization to centralization can affect both the number and the type of lobbies. Under decentralization, if lobbies form they … reduce lobbying. However empirical evidence suggests that this is not always the case. This paper attempts to explain the … measure lobbying in two ways: (i) the number of lobbies formed under the two settings and, (ii) their impact on policy …

(centralization) or two (decentralization) regulatory authorities, when the regulator(s) can be partially captured by industry. Under … that centralized regulation is preferable. Under asymmetric information about the firms' costs, lobbying induces a unique … between the goods is high enough, the firms' lobbying activity may be so strong that decentralizing the regulatory structure …

The optimal degree of decentralization depends on the importance of inter-state externalities of local policies. We …

-agent framework, it analyzes two alternative policy-decision schemes - "decentralization" and "centralization" - when "knowledge … explaining variation in the degree of decentralization across countries. Within a two-sided incomplete information principal … government levels. It is shown that, depending on which level of policy decision-making controls the degree of decentralization …