Bonnie Wilson () (Department of Economics, Saint Louis University) Dennis Coates () (Department of Economics, University of Maryland Baltimore County) Jac Heckelman () (Department of Economics, Wake Forest University)
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It is widely recognized that interest groups affect both microeconomic and macroeconomic outcomes. However, few researchers have attempted to discern empirically the factors that contribute to interest group activity. This paper provides a test of several theories of group formation in a panel setting. A nation’s stability, socioeconomic development, political system, size, and diversity all appear to contribute to interest group formation, as predicted by theory.
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Paper provided by Department of Economics, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University in its series Working Papers with number
2007-03.
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