Year: 2013
Type: review
Abstract: This essay identifies the empirical facts about lobbying which are generally agreed upon in the literature.It then discusses challenges to empirical research in lobbying and provides examples of empirical methods that can be employed to overcome these challenges-with an emphasis on statistical measurement, identification, and casual inference.The essay then discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and effective use of the main types of data available for research in lobbying.It closes by discussing a number of open questions for researchers in the field and avenues for future work to advance the empirical research in lobbying.
DOI: 10.3386/w19698
Institutions: Duke University, The University of Texas at Austin
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W3022390465