The impact of money on politics—whether through campaign finance, lobbying, or
independent expenditure—raises key normative questions about democratic representation …

A large stream of research has analyzed the effects of corporate political connections
(CPCs) on firms, including first evidence on their effects on financial reporting behavior …

This paper studies the effects of campaign spending limits on the political entry, selection,
and behavior of local politicians in Brazil. We analyze a reform that limits campaign …

I analyze a model of interest group influence on legislative voting through information
transmission. The model shows how interest groups may craft different messages to target …

Interest group research has focused extensively on political access. While access does not
guarantee influence, it is customarily seen as a crucial step towards gaining political …

This paper examines the effects of campaign spending limits on political competition and
incumbency advantage. We study a reform in Brazil that imposed limits on campaign …

We analyze the strategic considerations inherent in legislative subsidies and develop an
informational lobbying model with costly policy reforms. In contrast to other models of …

Why do interest groups lobby allied legislators if they already agree? One possibility is that
allies are intermediaries who help persuade unconvinced legislators. To study the role and …

This paper studies how interest groups allocate campaign contributions when congressmen
are connected by social ties. We establish conditions for the existence of a unique Nash …

This paper develops a model of political contributions in which a politician can either sell
policy favors, or sell access. Access allows interest groups to share hard information with the …