Why can some interest groups influence policy-making while others cannot? Even though
this question is central to the study of politics, we know little about the factors explaining …

Contributions by investor-owned companies play major roles in financing the campaigns of
candidates for elective office in the United States. We look at the presidential level and …

Many Americans are concerned that federal policymakers are making public policy that
benefits corporate industries, such as the pharmaceutical industry. However, studies have …

In this paper, I argue that informal payments to government officials can increase allocative
efficiency, because they substitute for missing tax instruments. For example, the rich are …

This paper addresses the issue of the efficiency of lobbying in an environment of imperfect
taxation. Under fiscal policy failure (ie lack of tax instruments), the allocation of resources is …

Contributions by investor-owned companies play major roles in financing the campaigns of
candidates for elective office in the United States. We look at the presidential level and …