Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis

In this paper we carry out a descriptive analysis of lobbying expenditures on migration in the US between 1998 and 2005. While PAC contributions and lobbying are in general positively correlated, our results suggest that this is not the case when it comes to lobbying on migration. As a result, any a...

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Main Authors: Facchini, Giovanni, Mayda, Anna Maria, Mishra, Prachi
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Published: Oxford University Press 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30495/
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Mayda, Anna Maria
Mishra, Prachi
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description In this paper we carry out a descriptive analysis of lobbying expenditures on migration in the US between 1998 and 2005. While PAC contributions and lobbying are in general positively correlated, our results suggest that this is not the case when it comes to lobbying on migration. As a result, any analysis of the role of lobbying in migration should not focus on PAC contributions alone. Comparing lobbying on migration and trade, we find that substantially more resources are spent on the latter than on the former. Finally, lobbying on migration appears to be more concentrated than lobbying on trade both across sectors and across organizations.
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spelling nottingham-304952020-05-04T17:06:21Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30495/ Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis Facchini, Giovanni Mayda, Anna Maria Mishra, Prachi In this paper we carry out a descriptive analysis of lobbying expenditures on migration in the US between 1998 and 2005. While PAC contributions and lobbying are in general positively correlated, our results suggest that this is not the case when it comes to lobbying on migration. As a result, any analysis of the role of lobbying in migration should not focus on PAC contributions alone. Comparing lobbying on migration and trade, we find that substantially more resources are spent on the latter than on the former. Finally, lobbying on migration appears to be more concentrated than lobbying on trade both across sectors and across organizations. Oxford University Press 2015-04-20 Article PeerReviewed Facchini, Giovanni, Mayda, Anna Maria and Mishra, Prachi (2015) Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis. CESifo Economic Studies, 61 (3-4). pp. 560-604. ISSN 1612-7501 http://cesifo.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/3-4/560.full doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifv003 doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifv003
spellingShingle Facchini, Giovanni
Mayda, Anna Maria
Mishra, Prachi
Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
title Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
title_full Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
title_fullStr Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
title_full_unstemmed Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
title_short Lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
title_sort lobbying expenditures on migration: a descriptive analysis
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