This chapter reviews the relevant intellectual traditions in economics, political science, and
law. It considers the demand for environmental policy instruments and examines the supply …

This essay critically reviews research published in the last decade that explores how
lobbyists and interest groups influence the actions of the US Congress. The research is …

abstract The authors begin by offering an overview of the sources and amounts of campaign
contributions in the US In the light of these facts, they explore the assumption that the …

This landmark theoretical book is about the mechanisms by which special interest groups
affect policy in modern democracies. Defining a special interest group as any organization …

We develop a new and comprehensive database of firm‐level contributions to US political
campaigns from 1979 to 2004. We construct variables that measure the extent of firm …

Political involvement has long been shown to be a profitable investment for firms that seek
favorable regulatory conditions or support in times of economic distress. But how important …

I examine whether stock ownership by politicians helps to enforce noncontractible quid pro
quo relations with firms. The ownership by US Congress members in firms contributing to …

Previous studies have proposed that equilibrium capital flows are affected by environmental
regulations—the commonly coined 'pollution haven'hypothesis. We revisit this issue by …

This paper makes two empirical contributions to the literature, based on predictions
generated by a lobby group model. First, we investigate how environmental lobby groups …

Substantial political power is often attributed to interest groups. The origin of this power is
not quite clear, though, and the mechanisms by which influence is effectuated are not yet …