Doing More for Less? : New Evidence on Lobbying and Government Contracts /

Why do firms lobby? This paper exploits the unanticipated sequestration of federal budget accounts in March 2013 that reduced the availability of government funds disbursed through procurement contracts to shed light on this question. Following this event, firms with little or no prior exposure to t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agca, Senay
Other Authors: Igan, Deniz, Li, Fuhong, Mishra, Prachi
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/172
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Online Access:Full text available on IMF