Lobbying and agricultural trade policy in the United States, Vol. 1 of 1

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Lobbying and agricultural trade policy in the United States

Author:	Gawande, Kishore; Hoekman, Bernard;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3819
Country:	United States;	Date Stored:	2006/01/12
Document Date:	2006/01/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Rest Of The World
Report Number:	WPS3819	SubTopics:	Economic Theory & Research; Markets and Market Access; Free Trade; Consumption; Technology Industry
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The authors study whether political campaign contributions influence agricultural protection in the United States in the manner suggested by the political economy model of Grossman and Helpman (1994). This is the first attempt to test this model using agricultural data. The authors test the model using a detailed cross-sectional data set of agricultural protection, subsidies, and political action committee (PAC) contributions in the late 1990s. The model is qualitatively affirmed by the data. They make a novel attempt to solve a puzzle about the model's quantitative implications, also found in recent studies. This solution makes the simple model consistent with the complicated decisionmaking process in real world government. The results imply the underpinnings of a political economy equilibrium that will be hard to dislodge.


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