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| Author: | Baldwin, R.E. Robert-Nicoud, F. |
| Title: | Entry and asymmetric lobbying: why governments pick losers |
| Journal: | Journal of the European Economic Association
2007 : SEP, VOL. 5:5, p. 1064-4093 |
| Index terms: | government pressure groups |
| Freeterms: | lobbying |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Governments frequently intervene to support domestic industries, but a surprising amount of this support goes to ailing sectors. In this paper, this is explained with a lobbying model that allows for entry and sunk costs. In specific, policy is influenced by pressure groups that incur lobbying expenses to create rents. |
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