-Becker (interests only) approach to political economy. We distinguish between two kinds of ideational politics – the battle among … different worldviews on the efficacy of policy (worldview politics) versus the politics of victimhood, pride and identity … (identity politics). Political entrepreneurs discover identity and policy ‘memes' (narratives, cues, framing) that shift beliefs …

-Becker (interests only) approach to political economy. We distinguish between two kinds of ideational politics - the battle among … different worldviews on the efficacy of policy (worldview politics) versus the politics of victimhood, pride and identity … (identity politics). Political entrepreneurs discover identity and policy 'memes' (narratives, cues, framing) that shift beliefs …

This paper formulates a general theory of how political unrest influences public policy. Political unrest is motivated …

This paper analyses a model of electoral competition with lobbying, where candidates hold private information about … increase the effect of lobbying. If, however, the cost of running for office is sufficiently large, there is no effect of … lobbying on policy. The model thus demonstrates that uncertainty on the influence of special interests can lead to large …