Leveling the Playing Field: Bureaucratic Revolving Doors for the Marginalized

• In Event: Separation of Powers IV. Lobbying and Rulemaking

Brief Overview

Using a novel, large-scale dataset on U.S. contracting officers’ careers, I argue that former bureaucrats help marginalized firms navigate complex regulations that limited their participation in government processes, facilitating their inclusion.

Author

• Kyuwon Lee, University of Southern California