Movements in stock prices provide important clues for understanding the effect of campaign contributions on the decisions of elected officials. What they tell us challenges widespread beliefs about corporate donations and political favoritism.
Corporate Influence and Political Corruption
Lessons from Stock Market Reactions to Political Events
By Jeffrey Milyo
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