of education complementary to their production. Lobbying is endogenous. We show that, if lobbying is not costly, both … social planner. However, if lobbying is costly, only one sector finds it profitable to offer monetary contribution and direct … resources towards the type of education required by its production. Which sector will engage in lobbying depends on relative …

of education complementary to their production. Lobbying is endogenous. We show that, if lobbying is not costly, both … social planner. However, if lobbying is costly, only one sector finds it profitable to offer monetary contribution and direct … resources towards the type of education required by its production. Which sector will engage in lobbying depends on relative …

prominent role in shaping public policy by lobbying. In this paper, I present a theoretical framework that accounts for these … when receiving subsidies and lobbying is costly. Due to firm heterogeneity, a within-industry conflict between receiving … and non-receiving firms arises. This conflict creates lobbying incentives for large firms and delivers novel results …

In a model of strategic interaction between firms in lobbying activity, I show that capitalists might prefer tariffs … directions in the case of tariffs. If an industry association exists, coordination can be achieved when lobbying for tariffs, but …