On the Determinants and Effects of Political Influence

Alberto Chong and Mark Gradstein

No 3347, IDB Publications (Working Papers) from Inter-American Development Bank

Abstract: This paper uses a large cross-country survey of business firms to assess their influence on government policies. It is found that influence is associated with larger, government-owned firms that have a high degree of ownership concentration. In contrast, foreign ownership matters little. It is also found that the extent to which government policies and legislation are viewed as impeding firm growth decreases with political influence and, independently, with a country's level of institutional quality.

Keywords: politics; institutions; influence; ownership; government policies; firm growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 H00 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-10
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