campaign donations
How Bans on Corporate Political Donations Influence Campaign Platforms
Julia Cagé, Caroline Le Pennec, and Elisa Mougin discuss their recent research on France’s 1995 ban on corporate contributions to political campaigns. The ban pushed candidates to de-emphasize local politics in favor of national issues and, in many cases, adopt more extreme rhetoric.
The Myth That Lobbying and Campaign Giving Are the Same
In new research, Alexander Furnas, Timothy LaPira, and Clare Brock find that most politically active organizations engage in either campaign contributions or lobbying, but rarely both.The findings have implications for regulation and future academic research.
Characteristics and Behavior of the Rising Class of Small Campaign Donors
New research on US political donations under $200 reveals characteristics of these donors as well as their motivations. A Q&A with the authors of...
