List of contributors -- 1. Introduction / Bernardo Bortolotti and Gianluca Fiorentini -- Pt. I. Organized interests produce legislation. 2. Political institutions as screening devices / Gianluigi Galeotti ; 3. Electoral rules and interest groups: the mix of direct and indirect taxation /...

It has long been recognized that a country's tariffs are the endogenous outcome of a rent-seeking game whose equilibrium reflects national institutions. Thus, the structure of tariffs across industries provides insights into how institutions, as reflected in tariff policies, affect long-term...

The term intellectual property rights is a relatively recent invention. Privileges, copyrights, droits d'auteur, temporary monopolies were and are alternative terms to describe the governance of knowledge and information. Maybe even more than in other policy fields framing processes are central...