Does Direct Lobbying Work? A Theory and Experiment

• In Event: Lobbyists and Lobbying II

Brief Overview

We theorize that direct lobbying influences legislator position-taking: lobbying is most effective when conducted in social settings and away from traditional capitol offices. We test this question with a field experiment and a survey experiment.

Authors

• Christian R. Grose, University of Southern California

• Pamela Lopez, American University

• Sara Sadhwani, University of Southern California

• Antoine Yoshinaka, University at Buffalo