The trade war initiated by the Trump administration is the largest since the US imposed the
Smoot-Hawley tariffs in the 1930s and was still raging when he left office. We analyze how …

We show that the Brazilian trade liberalization in the early 1990s led to a permanent relative
decline in the vote share of left-wing presidential candidates in the regions more affected by …

How much of lobbying activities disclosed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) actually
represent foreign clients? What are their interests? By identifying the global ultimate owners …

Policy reforms are often multifaceted. In the rent-seeking literature policies are usually taken
as one-dimensional. This paper models policy formation using a political contest with …

How do we understand differences in effectiveness in lobbying for trade policy? To explain
lobbying effectiveness, I introduce a new measure into Grossman and Helpman's (1994 …

This paper studies the effect of lobby groups on electoral competition and equilibrium policy
outcomes employing a 'money for policy favours' model of lobbying. Our results show that …

This study contributes to the extant literature examining the relationship between US
lobbying expenditures and political expenditures and their effect on taxes avoided. Despite …

The empirical evidence presented in this study indicates that political contributions and
corruption are complements, rather than substitutes. Based on panel data for seven election …

Even if free trade creates net welfare gains for a country as a whole, the associated
distributional implications can undermine the political viability of free trade. We show that …

Education reforms come in two general types: access and quality reforms. Access reforms
provide more educational opportunities, while quality reforms improve educational …