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Protection for Sale

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Grossman, Gene M., Helpman, Elhanan·2008·40 Years of Research on Rent Seeking 2
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-79247-5_7
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The authors develop a model in which special-interest groups make political contributions in order to influence an incumbent government's choice of trade policy. The interest groups bid for protection with their campaign support. Politicians maximize their own welfare, which depends on total contributions collected and on the welfare of voters. The authors study the structure of protection that emerges in the political equilibrium and the contributions by different lobbies that support the policy outcome. They also discuss why the lobbies may in some cases prefer to have the government use trade policy to transfer income, rather than more efficient means. Copyright 1994 by American Economic Association.

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Authors
Grossman, G. M., & Helpman, E.
Venue
40 Years of Research on Rent Seeking 2
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published
2008
Pages
131-148
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-79247-5_7
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3,302
References
2
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124.97
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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