Corporate political activities, or corporate attempts to shape government policy in ways
favorable to the firm, are commonly employed by firms across countries. We review recent …

There is a widely held view that the performance of firms depends not only on the ability of
managers to exploit economic markets but also on their ability to succeed in political …

America faces daunting problems—stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected
schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of …

Do lobbyists provide issue-specific information to members of Congress? Or do they provide
special interests access to politicians? We present evidence to assess the role of issue …

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 …

Existing political economy models explain the politics of trade policy using inter-industry
differences. However, this article finds that much of the variation in US applied tariff rates in …

Although many believe that companies' political activities improve their bottom line,
empirical studies have not consistently borne this out. We investigate the relationship …

Lobbying dominates corporate political spending, but comprehensive studies of the benefits
accrued are scarce. Using a dataset of all US firms with publicly available financial …

We examine the effects of constituents, special interests, and ideology on congressional
voting on two of the most significant pieces of legislation in US economic history …

Corporate political activity is both a long-standing preoccupation and an area of innovation
for sociologists. We examine the limitations of investigating business unity without focusing …