The dynamics of firm lobbying

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 343-379

  Kerr, William R ^a,b   Lincoln, William F ^c   Mishra, Prachi ^d  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 84900996393     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.6.4.343     Document Type: Article

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