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

This article offers a review of the recent empirical literature on lobbying within political
economy. In surveying extant research, we emphasize quid pro quo and informational …

Abstract Using data on White House visitors from 2009 through 2015, we find that corporate
executives' meetings with key policymakers are associated with positive abnormal stock …

In this article, I quantify the extent to which lobbying expenditures by firms affect policy
enactment. To achieve this end, I construct a novel dataset containing all federal energy …

Building on previous work on lobbying and relationships in Congress, I propose a theory of
staff-to-staff connections as a human capital asset for Capitol Hill staff and revolving door …

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 …

We develop a game theoretic model of informational lobbying between two interest groups
and a politician, in which the politician can require political contributions in exchange for …

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 …

An organization must decide which of two proposals to fund. In evaluating the proposals, the
organization relies on the agents applying for funding to produce evidence about the merits …