University of British Columbia / University of Chicago / Cornell University / Wal-Mart headquarters / University of Maryland / /
IndustryTerm
interest / big defense contractor / influential special interest / steel producers / project web site / media advertising / private employer / /
Organization
School of Management / Missouri Census Data Center / Political Action Committee / ISNIE / Department of Economics / University of Maryland / House of Representatives / National Association of Manufacturers / CIFAR / Cornell University / Senate / Congress / US House / Graduate School / U.S. Congress / World Bank / the University of Chicago / Federal Election Commission / University of Chicago / U.S. Census Bureau / Center for Responsive Politics / RCEA / University of British Columbia / /
Person
Evan Bayh / Erik Hurst / Degan / Casey Mulligan / Ernesto Dal Bo / Thomas Lemieux / Thomas Stratmann / Kerwin Charles / Jesse Shapiro / Joseph Biden / Kamenica / Dennis DeConcini / Matthew Gentzkow / Bill Richardson / Antonio Merlo / Guy Vander Jagt / Tim Conley / Morton / Steve Coate / Anil Kashyap / Allan Drazen / Giovanni Gallipoli / Alberto Alesina / Patrick Francois / Chris Berry / Martin Schram / Tom Vilsack / Kevin Milligan / Roger Myerson / Matilde Bombardini / Steve Levitt / Francesco Trebbi / Mike DeWine / /
PoliticalEvent
Senate battle / presidential election / /
Position
president / defense contractor / politician / legislator / Clerk / critic / individual politician / Senator / Colonel / given politician / Governor / specific legislator / Representative / given legislator / Emir / /
ProvinceOrState
Ohio / NAICS.18 The / Maryland / Indiana / British Columbia / Michigan / Missouri / New Mexico / Delaware / Iowa / Arizona / Arkansas / /
Votes or Money? Theory and Evidence from the US Congress. Matilde Bombardini∗ and Francesco Trebbi† November 2008 Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between the size of interest groups in terms of vote