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Lobbying in the United States

In: The Political Economy of Lobbying

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  • Thomas Stratmann

    (George Mason University)

  • Amberly Dozier

    (George Mason University)

Abstract

This chapter reviews the U.S. political institutions relevant for understanding and analyzing lobbying and contribution activities. We provide an overview of legislation regulating lobbying activities and summarize the amount of lobbying expenditures over time. We also describe the legislation surrounding campaign contributions and expenditures and who contributes and how much to federal election campaigns. We report that the empirical evidence is mixed regarding how election outcomes and ballot initiatives respond to campaign expenditures and campaign finance legislation. We then briefly discuss some studies that analyze the effect of lobbying and interest groups providing campaign contributions to politicians that may affect political decisions.

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  • Thomas Stratmann & Amberly Dozier, 2023. "Lobbying in the United States," Studies in Public Choice, in: Karsten Mause & Andreas Polk (ed.), The Political Economy of Lobbying, pages 289-313, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stpchp:978-3-031-44393-0_14
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44393-0_14
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