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    • public & political economics
      • Modern Slavery
      • lobbying
      • voting
      • country formation
    • industrial & health economics
      • auctions & multiple sourcing
      • health economics
    • contest theory
      • affirmative action
      • endogenous contest
      • strategic analysis
      • contest success functions
      • winner-pay contests
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May 11, 2015May 7, 2021 ~ matthiasdahm

How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

with R Dur and A Glazer, Public Choice, 2014, DOI

This paper shows why a majority of legislators may vote for a policy that benefits a firm but harms all legislators. Continue reading →

Side-Effects of Campaign Finance Reform

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

with N Porteiro, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, DOI

Because campaign finance reform is usually motivated by the concern that existing legislation cannot effectively prevent campaign contributions to “buy favors,” this article Continue reading →

Informational Lobbying under the Shadow of Political Pressure

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

with N Porteiro, Social Choice and Welfare, 2008, DOI

We examine the incentives of an interest group to provide verifiable policy-relevant information to a political decision-maker and to exert political pressure on her. Continue reading →

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