Loaded Chambers: Organized Interests, Public Opinion, and Policy Responsiveness in the American States

• In Event: Crime, Policy, and Policing

Brief Overview

Organized interests are thought to influence policy, but whether and when interest group money overrides public opinion remains poorly understood. We explore this using the case of gun policy in the United States.

Authors

• Takuma Iwasaki, Stanford University

• Eric Alexander Baldwin, Stanford University

• John J. Donohue, Stanford University