THE ROLE OF ORGANIZED INTEREST GROUPS IN POLICY MAKING


Introduction
Debora Di Gioacchino - Sergio Ginebri - Laura Sabani


I - PRE-ELECTION POLITICS

Lobbying and Political Polarization
Heinrich W. Ursprung


Vote Buying Through Resource Allocation
in a Government Controlled Sector
Morten Bennedsen


The Political Power of the Owners of Public Debt
Debora Di Gioacchino - Sergio Ginebri - Laura Sabani



II - POST-ELECTION POLITICS

Endogenous Lobbying in Search of Import Protection
Wolfgang Mayer - Sudesh Mujumdar


Aging and Lobbying: Implications for Social Security
Paola Profeta


Lobbying, Bargaining and EU Enlargement
Daniel Brou - Michele Ruta


Trade Policy with Intermediate Uses of Goods
Carl-Johan Belfrage



III - EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON LOBBYING

The Power of Specialization:
How Interest Groups Influence EU Legislation
Gerald Schneider - Konstantin Baltz


Lobbying for Emissions Allowances: A New Perspective on the Political Economy of the US Acid Rain Program
Julien A. Hanoteau


Trading Interests: Legislature Size, Constituency Size and Government
Spending in a Panel of Countries
Roberto Ricciuti