---
_id: '30917'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "We study lobby group formation in a two-stage model where the players \x1Crst
    form lobby\r\ngroups that then engage in a rent-seeking contest to in\x1Duence
    the legislator. However, the\r\noutcome of the contest a\eects all players according
    to the ideological distance between the\r\nimplemented policy and the players'
    preferences. The players can either lobby by themselves,\r\nform a coalition of
    lobbyists or free ride. We \x1Cnd that free coalition formation is reasonable\r\nif
    either players with moderate preferences face lobby groups with extreme preferences,
    or if\r\nthere are two opposing coalitions with an equal number of members. Otherwise,
    there are\r\nalways free riders among the players."
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Lukas
  full_name: Block, Lukas
  id: '22527'
  last_name: Block
citation:
  ama: Block L. Coalition formation versus free riding in rent-seeking contests. <i>Quick
    And Easy Journal Title</i>. Published online 2022.
  apa: Block, L. (2022). Coalition formation versus free riding in rent-seeking contests.
    <i>Quick And Easy Journal Title</i>.
  bibtex: '@article{Block_2022, title={Coalition formation versus free riding in rent-seeking
    contests}, journal={Quick And Easy Journal Title}, author={Block, Lukas}, year={2022}
    }'
  chicago: Block, Lukas. “Coalition Formation versus Free Riding in Rent-Seeking Contests.”
    <i>Quick And Easy Journal Title</i>, 2022.
  ieee: L. Block, “Coalition formation versus free riding in rent-seeking contests,”
    <i>Quick And Easy Journal Title</i>, 2022.
  mla: Block, Lukas. “Coalition Formation versus Free Riding in Rent-Seeking Contests.”
    <i>Quick And Easy Journal Title</i>, 2022.
  short: L. Block, Quick And Easy Journal Title (2022).
date_created: 2022-04-19T15:06:55Z
date_updated: 2022-04-19T15:09:44Z
ddc:
- '330'
file:
- access_level: open_access
  content_type: application/pdf
  creator: lblock
  date_created: 2022-04-19T15:06:49Z
  date_updated: 2022-04-19T15:06:49Z
  file_id: '30918'
  file_name: Coalition formation versus free riding in rent-seeking contests.pdf
  file_size: 270316
  relation: main_file
file_date_updated: 2022-04-19T15:06:49Z
has_accepted_license: '1'
jel:
- C71
- D72
- D74
keyword:
- Group formation
- Rent-seeking
- Free riding
language:
- iso: eng
oa: '1'
publication: Quick And Easy Journal Title
status: public
title: Coalition formation versus free riding in rent-seeking contests
type: journal_article
user_id: '22527'
year: '2022'
...